"Yesterday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) approved a $44.1 billion appropriations bill, which contains spending levels that are $7 billion less than last year and would cut more than $4 billion from the current spending level under sequestration. The bill would prohibit the use of any appropriated funds for the California high-speed rail program, and would "significantly reduce" operations and capital/debt service funding for Amtrak, according to an American Public Transportation Association (APTA) legislative alert issued yesterday. progressiverailroading/federal_legislation_regulation/news/House-appropriations-subcommittee-approves-bill-that-would-cut-funding-for-transit-Amtrak-and-highspe
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 02:49:33 +0000