HB4342 - RTA/PACE RECOVERY RATIO

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Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, beginning in the fiscal year next following the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Suburban Bus Division's revenue recovery ratio may not include fares for any area within the jurisdiction of the Suburban Bus Board in which more than 45% of households are low-income households or very low-income households or any area within the jurisdiction of the Suburban Bus Board in which more than 45% of residents are minority persons. Provides that the Authority must provide the Suburban Bus Division with any funding assistance the Suburban Bus Board determines is needed to maintain routes in any area within the jurisdiction of the Suburban Bus Board in which more than 45% of households are low-income households or very low-income households or any area within the jurisdiction of the Suburban Bus Board in which more than 45% of persons are minority persons. Provides that the Suburban Bus Board must annually, before the close of the Suburban Bus Board's fiscal year, provide to the Authority (i) the boundaries of each area within the jurisdiction of the Suburban Bus Board in which more than 45% of households are low-income households or very low-income households and each area within the jurisdiction of the Suburban Bus Board in which more than 45% of residents are minority persons and (ii) the amount of funding assistance needed to maintain those routes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.