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Sec. 711. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 from the
comprehensive transportation fund for rail passenger service, the
department shall negotiate with a rail carrier to provide rail
service between Grand Rapids and Chicago and between Port Huron and
Chicago on a 7-day basis, consistent with the other provisions of
this section.
(2) Any state subsidy for rail passenger service between Grand
Rapids and Chicago and between Port Huron and Chicago shall be
limited to the direct operating costs of rail passenger service
between Grand Rapids and Chicago and between Port Huron and
Chicago. Direct operating costs shall include the costs that are
needed to provide staffing for passenger service kiosks at Port
Huron, Flint, and East Lansing stations. Any state funding provided
under this section shall not exceed $6,100,000.00.
(3) The rail carrier shall, as a condition to receiving a
state operating subsidy, establish a system to monitor, collect,
and resolve customer complaints and shall make the information
available to the department, the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on transportation, and the house and senate fiscal
agencies.
(4) The department shall submit a report to both the house and
senate appropriations committees and the house and senate fiscal
agencies by January 1, 2006 that provides a 5-year history on
services, ridership, and subsidies.
(5) Future state support for the service between Grand Rapids
and Chicago and Port Huron and Chicago is dependent on the
department's ability to provide a plan and a contract for services
that increase ridership and revenue, reduce operating costs, and
improve on-time performance. The department shall include a section
in the report required in subsection (4) detailing efforts to
reduce the dependence on state operating subsidies and projected
operating expenses for the next 2 years, and recommending service
alternatives, for the Grand Rapids to Chicago service and the Port
Huron to Chicago service.
(6) No state subsidy shall be provided from the funds
appropriated in part 1 if the chosen rail carrier is Amtrak and
Amtrak discontinued service or any portion of the service between
Port Huron and Chicago or Grand Rapids and Chicago during the
preceding fiscal year, unless the discontinuance of service was for
track maintenance or was caused by acts of God.SB 0281 passed on June 15 2005
comprehensive transportation fund for rail passenger service, the
department shall negotiate with a rail carrier to provide rail
service between Grand Rapids and Chicago and between Port Huron and
Chicago on a 7-day basis, consistent with the other provisions of
this section.
(2) Any state subsidy for rail passenger service between Grand
Rapids and Chicago and between Port Huron and Chicago shall be
limited to the direct operating costs of rail passenger service
between Grand Rapids and Chicago and between Port Huron and
Chicago. Direct operating costs shall include the costs that are
needed to provide staffing for passenger service kiosks at Port
Huron, Flint, and East Lansing stations. Any state funding provided
under this section shall not exceed $6,100,000.00.
(3) The rail carrier shall, as a condition to receiving a
state operating subsidy, establish a system to monitor, collect,
and resolve customer complaints and shall make the information
available to the department, the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on transportation, and the house and senate fiscal
agencies.
(4) The department shall submit a report to both the house and
senate appropriations committees and the house and senate fiscal
agencies by January 1, 2006 that provides a 5-year history on
services, ridership, and subsidies.
(5) Future state support for the service between Grand Rapids
and Chicago and Port Huron and Chicago is dependent on the
department's ability to provide a plan and a contract for services
that increase ridership and revenue, reduce operating costs, and
improve on-time performance. The department shall include a section
in the report required in subsection (4) detailing efforts to
reduce the dependence on state operating subsidies and projected
operating expenses for the next 2 years, and recommending service
alternatives, for the Grand Rapids to Chicago service and the Port
Huron to Chicago service.
(6) No state subsidy shall be provided from the funds
appropriated in part 1 if the chosen rail carrier is Amtrak and
Amtrak discontinued service or any portion of the service between
Port Huron and Chicago or Grand Rapids and Chicago during the
preceding fiscal year, unless the discontinuance of service was for
track maintenance or was caused by acts of God.SB 0281 passed on June 15 2005