From The Energy Collective:
“The House of Representatives approved the conference report of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act today, by a vote of 246-186. Not a single Republican joined Democrats in approving this version of the bill, which was the product of long negotiations between leadership in both the House and Senate, as well as a block of centrist Senate Democrats and Republicans who have taken control of much of the debate on the stimulus. . .
Public Transit and Rail – Subtotal: $16.2 billion
$8 billion for construction of high speed passenger rail and intercity passenger rail service.
$1.3 billion for Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) rail investments.
$6.9 billion for public transit construction, maintenence and upgrades.”
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Tags: amtrak, house bill, light rail, public transit
