The THUD appropriations bill educes total funding for public transportation by $457 million compared to the FY 2019 enacted levels.
Does not allow the FRA to take back the $2.5 billion in funding that has been provided to the California High-Speed Rail Project.
The agency has advanced funding for 22 new CIG projects throughout the nation since Jan. 20, 2017.
According to the legislation, Amtrak will have to dedicate at least one car per train “in which a ticketed passenger may transport a domesticated cat or dog in the same manner as a carry-on baggage."
The draft of the proposal released Wednesday contains a $3.9 billion reduction for the agencies from 2012 spending and it is $1.9 billion less than President Obama requested for the departments earlier this year.
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