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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3143 

To freeze the availability of Federal funding for high-speed rail projects 

in California, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 7, 2011 

Mr. MCCARTHY of California (for himself, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. 

HERGER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. NUNES, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ISSA, and Mr. 

MCCLINTOCK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To freeze the availability of Federal funding for high-speed 

rail projects in California, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. HIGH-SPEED RAIL FUNDING FREEZE. 

4 The Federal Government shall not obligate or expend 

5 any funds for high-speed rail projects in California until 

6 after September 30, 2012. 


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1 SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT. 

2 Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the 

4 Congress a report that— 

5 (1) assesses the accuracy of ridership projec6 tions made by the California High Speed Rail Au7 thority; 

8 (2) projects the amount of Federal or State 

9 funding that will be needed to complete the con10 struction of the California High Speed Rail project, 

11 and projects the amount of Federal or State funding 

12 that will be needed annually for operation, mainte13 nance, and debt amortization of the California High 

14 Speed Rail project; 

15 (3) projects the ticket prices and ridership lev16 els that would be necessary for the project to be self 

17 sustaining using each of several total project cost es18 timates that have been made for the California High 

19 Speed Rail project, including, but not limited to, the 

20 report prepared by the California High Speed Rail 

21 Authority, the California Legislative Analyst’s Of22 fice, and at least one private sector entity, both— 

23 (A) assuming no Federal or State govern24 ment funding for capital costs or operational 

25 and maintenance costs; and 


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1 (B) calculated based on varying levels of 

2 Federal or State government funding, up to 90 

3 percent of the self sustaining ticket price, for 

4 capital costs and operational and maintenance 

5 costs; 

6 (4) compares the individual and Federal and 

7 State taxpayer costs of various travel trips, using 

8 the California High Speed Rail project estimates de9 scribed in paragraph (3), with those costs if making 

10 those trips using other modes of transportation 

11 available in California, such as railroads, airplanes, 

12 and automobiles, including car rentals; 

13 (5) identifies any adverse economic impacts re14 sulting from the exercise of eminent domain with re15 spect to private property for the project; and 

16 (6) where feasible, compares the California 

17 High Speed Rail project and other high speed rail 

18 projects that have received funds under title XII of 

19 Public Law 111–5. 

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