Metrobus Ticket Transfer Amendment Act of 2000
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A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Chairman Linda W. Cropp introduced the following bill, at the request of the Mayor, which was referred to the Committee on Local and Regional Affairs

To amend the ticket transfer provision to make it applicable to the existing public transportation system, thereby permitting prosecution of persons who give a transfer ticket for Metrobus to someone else to use.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Metrobus Ticket Transfer Amendment Act of 2000".

Sec. 2. Chapter 190 of An Act Authorizing certain extensions to be made of the lines of the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company, the Washington Railway and Electric Company, the City and Suburban Railway of Washington, and the Capital Traction Company, in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, effective May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 250, D.C. Code §44-203, passim), is amended as follows:

(a) The first sentence of section 15 (D.C. Code § 44-207) is amended to read as follows:

"No transfer ticket or written or printed instrument giving or purporting to give the right of transfer to any person or persons from a rail transit car or from a public passenger vehicle with a capacity for seating 12 or more passengers, owned and/or operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which is transporting passengers in regular route service within the corporate limits of the District of Columbia, to any public passenger vehicle with a capacity for seating 12 or more passengers, owned and/or operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which is transporting passengers in regular route service within the corporate limits of the District of Columbia, shall be issued, sold or given except to a passenger lawfully entitled thereto.".

(b) Section 17 (D.C. Code § 44-203) is amended by:

(1) Striking the phrase "Public Service Commission" and inserting the phrase "Corporation Counsel" in its place; and

(2) Striking the word "Commission" at the end of the sentence and inserting the phrase "District of Columbia" in its place.

Sec. 3. The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813, D.C. Code §1-233(c)(3)).

Sec. 4. This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), approval by the Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority as provided in section 203(a) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 116; D.C. Code §47-392.3(a)), a 30-day period of Congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code §1-233(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.