The bill, General Assembly Committee Bill No. 714, mandates the restoration of service on the Shore Line East rail line to pre-COVID-19 levels. The Department of Transportation is required to achieve this restoration by July 1, 2025. This action is in response to the service reductions that occurred due to the COVID-19 public health emergency and the civil preparedness emergency declared by the Governor on March 10, 2020.

The bill introduces new legal language that establishes a specific deadline for the restoration of rail service, which is a new section in the law. There are no deletions from current law mentioned in the text of the bill. The intent of the legislation is to ensure that public transportation services are reinstated to their previous capacity, thereby supporting the community's transit needs post-emergency.