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Joint Order Directing the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation To Study Certain Transportation-related Matters
 
the House concurring, that the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation study certain transportation-related matters as follows.
 
1. Duties. The Joint Standing Committee on Transportation shall:
 
2. Meetings. The Joint Standing Committee on Transportation may meet up to 4 times during the 2007 interim for the purpose of conducting this study. The committee may request authorization from the Legislative Council for additional meetings.
 
3. Staff assistance. The Legislative Council shall provide necessary staffing services to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation for this study.
 
4. Compensation. Committee members are entitled to receive the legislative per diem and reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses related to their attendance at authorized meetings.
 
5. Funding. To the extent funding for the study described in this joint order is provided from the Highway Fund by appropriate allocation or other provision of law, the committee is funded from such funds. If such funding is not provided, or if the committee requires additional funding, the committee may be funded from other available funding sources as approved by the Legislative Council.
 
6. Legislation. The Joint Standing Committee on Transportation may submit a bill during the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature relating to the subject matter of the committee's study pursuant to this joint order.