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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3893 

To provide for the suspension of Federal funding for the California High 

Speed Rail Project until sufficient non-Federal funds are available. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 16, 2014 

Mr. DENHAM (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. COOK, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 

VALADAO, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of 

California, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. NUNES, Mr. 

ISSA, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. ROYCE, and Mr. MCKEON) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To provide for the suspension of Federal funding for the 

California High Speed Rail Project until sufficient nonFederal funds are available. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Responsible Rail and 

5 Deterring Deficiency Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL FUNDING. 

7 (a) CONGRESSIONAL DETERMINATION.—The Con8 gress determines that— 

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1 (1) the purposes of the statute under which the 

2 Project is authorized would not be adequately served 

3 by continuation of Federal financial assistance for 

4 the Project; and 

5 (2) the Authority may be unable to— 

6 (A) meet the contributory match percent7 age identified in Attachment 1, section 5, of the 

8 grant agreement; and 

9 (B) complete the Project according to the 

10 Project schedules included in Attachment 3 or 

11 Attachment 3A of the grant agreement. 

12 (b) SUSPENSION REQUIREMENT.—Based on the de13 termination made under subsection (a), not later than 5 

14 days after the date of enactment of this Act the Federal 

15 Railroad Administration shall exercise its right under At16 tachment 1, section 23, of the grant agreement to suspend 

17 any further financial assistance for the Project under the 

18 grant agreement until— 

19 (1) the Authority certifies in writing to the 

20 Federal Railroad Administration that— 

21 (A) it has access to State funds, or other 

22 non-Federal funds, in the amounts specified in 

23 Attachment 1, section 5, of the grant agree24 ment; 

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1 (B) those State or other non-Federal funds 

2 are free and clear of any legal challenge or 

3 other hindrance to the expenditure of the funds 

4 by the Authority; and 

5 (C) the funds are or will be available at the 

6 time necessary to meet the Authority’s financial 

7 obligations as described in the grant agreement; 

8 or 

9 (2) September 30, 2017. 

10 (c) CHANGES TO AGREEMENT PROHIBITED.—Until 

11 the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, 

12 the Federal Railroad Administration shall not amend, sup13 plement, or otherwise change the terms of the grant agree14 ment. 

15 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘Authority’’ means 

17 the California High Speed Rail Authority. 

18 (2) GRANT AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘grant 

19 agreement’’ means the Federal Railroad Administra20 tion’s grant/cooperative agreement with the Author21 ity numbered FR–HSR–0009–10–01–05 made on 

22 December 5, 2012. 

23 (3) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Project’’ has the 

24 meaning given that term in the grant agreement. 

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