Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Interstate Rail Passenger Advisory Council

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2016

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
No	No	No

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 4981.35	2 from each state

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Within 30 days after ratification by 2 or more states		Pleasure of Governor

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not applicable	Council must complete a feasibility study

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor	Members with other stated qualifications, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		None specified

Chairperson	Additional Information
Not specified

Qualifications
Governor appoints 1 member who must have a B.S. degree in engineering or transportation science. 1 from each state must be chairperson of that state's railroad authority or transportation authority. Council is created by the Interstate High Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Network Compact, which is subject to ratification by 2 or more states (Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kentucky).

Qualifications

Governor appoints 1 member who must have a B.S. degree in engineering or transportation science. 1 from each state must be chairperson of that state's railroad authority or transportation authority. Council is created by the Interstate High Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Network Compact, which is subject to ratification by 2 or more states (Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kentucky).