Legislative Session number- 81

Bill Name: SF2956

Relating to transportation, adopting the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail
Compact ARTICLE 1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSEStating the purposes of the compact
ARTICLE II ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSIONEstablishing the midwest interstate
passenger rail compact commission ARTICLE III COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP Specifying
the membership of the commission, manner of appointment and terms of office to
be determined by the party states ARTICLE IV POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE
COMMISSIONSpecifying certain powers and duties of the commissionARTICLE V
OFFICERSProviding for the election of officers from among the members ARTICLE VI
MEETINGS AND COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION Requiring annual meetings and commission
business to be conducted according to the procedures and voting rights in the
bylawsARTICLE VII FINANCEProviding for funding of commission operations by the
compacting states and through the acceptance of gifts, donations, grants and
appropriations; prohibiting the issuance of debt; specifying certain budget
requirements ARTICLE VIII ENACTMENT, EFFECTIVE DATE AND AMENDMENTSGranting
membership eligibility to the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and
Wisconsin, providing for additional memberships; providing for the effectiveness
of the compact and amendments to the compact ARTICLE IX WITHDRAWAL, DEFAULT AND
TERMINATIONProviding for withdrawal from the compact; suspending membership for
default, authorizing and providing for termination relating to default ARTICLE X
CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITYProviding for provision severability of the
compact; provisions to be liberally construed for effectuation purposes (mk)