HB1342sam005 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Ram Villivalam

Filed: 5/17/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1342

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1342, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 2, on page 12, line 25, by replacing "days" with "business days"; and

on page 13, line 13, by replacing "parties" with "parties, including legal counsel,"; and

on page 13, line 18, after "accused", by inserting "or the accused's legal counsel"; and

on page 16, line 1, by replacing "January" with "July"; and

on page 16, immediately below line 4, by inserting the following:

"(c) For the purposes of determining compliance with this Section, a Service Board shall not be deemed to be in violation of this Section when failure to comply is due to:

(1) the unavailability of zero-emission buses from a manufacturer or funding to purchase zero-emission buses;

(2) the lack of necessary charging, fueling, or storage facilities or funding to procure charging, fueling, or storage facilities; or

(3) the inability of a third party to enter into a contractual or commercial relationship with a Service Board that is necessary to carry out the purposes of this Section."; and

on page 17, by replacing lines 8 through 11 with "violation is not practicable, then the Authority shall make a reasonable effort to provide notice to the individual by personal service, by mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first-class mail to the person's current address, or by emailing a copy of the notice to an email address on file, if available. If the"; and

on page 18, line 2, by replacing "days" with "business days"; and

on page 18, line 16, by replacing "parties" with "parties, including legal counsel,"; and

on page 18, line 21, after "accused", by inserting "or the accused's legal counsel"; and

on page 20, line 20, after "cards", by inserting "with a value of $20 per card"; and

by replacing line 26 on page 33 through line 5 on page 34 with the following:

"The Authority shall file a statement certifying that the Service Boards published the data described in subsection (b-5) with the General Assembly and the Governor after adoption of the Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan required by subsection (a). If the Authority fails to file a statement certifying publication of the data, then the appropriations to the Department of Transportation for grants to the Authority intended to reimburse the Service Boards for providing free and reduced fares shall be withheld.

(b-5) For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the Service Boards must publish a monthly".