Vice Chair

The jurisdiction of the Committee on Housing, Transportation, and Telecommunications encompasses, and the Committee shall:

(1) receive, consider, make recommendations on all bills relative to and have investigatory authority over all government agency operations, including, but not limited to the Housing Finance Authority, Housing Authority, Department of Public Works, Waste Management Authority, and make specific findings and recommendations to the appropriate authority for final action;

(2) receive, consider and make recommendation on all bills relating landfill, Waste Management, and solid waste disposal systems and their impact on the environment and all matters pertaining to the environment;

(3) receive, consider and make recommendations on all bills relating to recycling and redemption centers, resource recovery, and disposal sites;

(4) receive, consider, and make recommendations on all bills relating to housing, housing projects, urban renewal programs, housing rehabilitation programs, housing financing, home mortgage rates, self-help housing, low-and moderate-income housing developments, rent control and all matters pertaining thereto;

(5) receive, consider and make recommendations on all bills and other matters relating to, building codes, housing codes, community planning and development, Relevant to the operation of the Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications;

(6) receive, consider and make recommendations on all bills and other matters relating to, transportation, including VITRAN, ferry boat services, car ferry services, and matters pertaining to roads and highways; and

(7) receive, consider and make recommendations on bills relating to any other board, commission or agency whose operation or nature of business is housing, planned area affordable housing, transportation, and or telecommunications.