New Zealand Legislation: Bills

16 Matters to take into account when preparing or adopting regional public transport plans

• A regional council must, when preparing a statement of proposal to adopt a regional public transport plan and before adopting a regional public transport plan,—

  • (a) take into account—

    • (i) how the regional public transport plan—

      • (A) assists economic development; and

      • (B) assists safety and personal security; and

      • (C) improves access and mobility; and

      • (D) protects and promotes public health; and

      • (E) ensures environmental sustainability; and

    • (ii) the relevant GPS: and

    • (iii) any current national land transport strategy and national energy efficiency and conservation strategy (within the meaning of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000); and

    • (iv) any guidelines issued by the Agency under the Land Transport Management Act 2003 for the purposes of developing regional public transport plans; and

    • (v) any relevant regional policy statement, regional plan, district plan, or proposed regional plan or district plan under the Resource Management Act 1991; and

    • (vi) the public transport funding likely to be available within the region; and

    • (vii) the need to obtain the best value for money, having regard to the desirability of encouraging fair competition and a competitive and efficient market for public transport services; and

    • (viii) the views of public transport operators in the region; and

  • (b) consider the needs of persons who are transport disadvantaged.