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Citizen advisory committee - 74 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1726

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     § 1726.  Citizen advisory committee.
        (a)  Establishment and composition.--There is hereby
     established a citizen advisory committee. The committee shall
     consist of:
            (1)  an even number of members of the general public not
        fewer than 14 and not greater than 24, the exact number to be
        determined by the general manager, who shall be appointed by
        the county commissioners or the county council, as the case
        may be, of all counties of the third class and second class A
        who are involved with any city of the first class in the
        operation of a transportation system and by the mayor of any
        such city of the first class from residents of their
        respective municipalities who are regular users of mass
        transportation service; and
            (2)  five members of the general public, one resident
        from each of the counties mentioned in paragraph (1) and one
        resident from the city mentioned in paragraph (1) who are
        regular users of mass transportation service, who shall be
        appointed by the general manager.
        (b)  Terms.--The composition of the committee shall reflect
     the proportionate distribution of total ridership among all
     counties of the third class and second class A who are involved
     with any city of the first class in the operation of a
     transportation system and any such city of the first class. The
     terms of the members shall be two years from the date of
     appointment or until a successor has been appointed, except that
     one-half of the members first appointed shall serve for terms of
     one year and the other one-half shall serve for terms of two
     years. No member shall serve more than three consecutive terms.
     The committee shall select from among its number a chairman,
     vice chairman and a secretary. A majority of the members of the
     committee plus one shall constitute a quorum.
        (c)  Subjects to be submitted.--Regardless of whether public
     hearings are required on the matters described in this
     subsection, the general manager shall submit to the committee
     proposals regarding the adoption or amendment of a comprehensive
     transportation plan, the annual operating budget, any capital
     budget, the facilities to be operated, the services to be
     available and the rates to be charged therefor or other matters
     of a similar nature prior to any final action relating to any of
     the foregoing. The committee may thoroughly consider the
     proposals and may prepare and transmit to the general manager
     and to any interested member of the public written comments
     concerning the proposals prior to the date when final action is
     to be taken.
        (d)  Nature of committee's comments.--Although the general
     manager shall give careful and due consideration to the
     committee's comments prior to the taking of any final action,
     the comments shall be considered only advisory in nature.
        (e)  Transition provision.--With respect to the citizen
     advisory committee established under the former provisions of
     Article III of the act of January 22, 1968 (P.L.42, No.8), known
     as the Pennsylvania Urban Mass Transportation Act, or the former
     provisions of Chapter 15 (relating to metropolitan
     transportation authorities) that committee shall continue in
     effect and shall be deemed, for all purposes, to be a committee
     created under this section. This committee shall be deemed to
     have satisfied the requirements of subsections (a) and (b)
     concerning the establishment, functions and duties of a citizen
     advisory committee under this chapter. All members of the
     committee shall continue in office and shall exercise the
     powers, functions and duties of members of the committee until
     the expiration of their respective terms of office in effect on
     the effective date of this chapter.

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