ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 1596

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MARCH 4, 1996

      The Assembly Transportation and Communications Committee favorably reports Assembly Bill No. 1596.

      This bill requires the New Jersey Transit Corporation to study the feasibility and estimate the cost of instituting rail passenger service in the Route 130 corridor from the City of Camden to the City of Trenton along the Delaware Riverfront communities. Existing rail lines from Camden to Trenton, currently used on an infrequent basis by Conrail for freight service, present an unparalled opportunity to institute conventional or light rail passenger service between these two urban transportation centers, with their connections to other points in New Jersey, as well as to New York and Philadelphia. The bill requires the study to be completed within six months of the effective date of this bill becoming law.