Stop the High-Speed Money Pit Act

Bill: 117-hr-1472
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2021-03-01
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

California

Department of Transportation

Railroads

Regional and metropolitan planning

State and local finance

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Stop the High-Speed Money Pit Act </strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for a high-speed rail corridor development project in California that is the same or substantially similar to the project that is the subject of a cooperative agreement entered into on December 16, 2009, between the California High-Speed Rail Authority and the Federal Railroad Administration.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1472 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2021 Mrs. Steel (for herself, Mr. McCarthy , Mr. Calvert , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Nunes , Mr. Garcia of California , Mr. Issa , Mrs. Kim of California , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Brady , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Obernolte , and Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal financial assistance for a certain high-speed rail development project in the State of California that was subject to a previous cooperative agreement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the High-Speed Money Pit Act . 2. Prohibition on provision of Federal financial assistance for certain high-speed rail development project No Federal financial assistance may be provided to the State of California for a high-speed rail corridor development project that is the same or substantially similar to the project that is the subject of Cooperative Agreement No. FR–HSR–0118–12–01–01 entered into between the California High-Speed Rail Authority and the Federal Railroad Administration.