Sec. 13b-212c. Powers and duties.

The Connecticut Commuter Rail Council shall study and investigate all aspects of the daily operation of commuter rail lines in the state, monitor their performance and recommend changes to improve the efficiency and the quality of service of the operation of such lines. The council may request and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, agency, public authority of the state or any political subdivision thereof such assistance and data as it requests and will enable it to properly carry out its activities for the purposes set forth in this section. The council shall also work with the Department of Transportation to advocate for customers of all commuter lines in the state and shall make recommendations for improvements to such lines. The council shall report its findings and recommendations annually on or before January fifteenth, to the Governor, the Commissioner of Transportation, the General Assembly, the Metro North Rail Commuter Council located in New York and the management advisory board of the office of the inspector general of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority located in New York.

(P.A. 85-329, S. 2, 3; P.A. 13-277, S. 72; 13-299, S. 15; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 113.)

History: P.A. 13-277 restored reference to Connecticut Public Transportation Commission, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 13-299 replaced “Metro North New Haven Rail Commuter Council” with “Connecticut Commuter Rail Council”, required council to study all commuter rail lines in state, rather than the New Haven commuter railroad line, made technical changes, added requirement for council to work with Department of Transportation and make recommendations, and deleted reference to Connecticut Public Transportation Commission, effective July 1, 2013; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 deleted reference to Connecticut Public Transportation Commission, effective July 1, 2016.