A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to include freight and passenger rail among eligible uses of funding under the coordinated border infrastructure program and to reauthorize that program.

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S 1352

Introduced

Jul 13, 2011

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Canada Latin America Mexico Railroads Transportation and Public Works Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security

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Summary

Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to make eligible for use of a state's apportionment of coordinated border infrastructure program funds certain improvements for the safe movement of freight and passenger rail at or across the borders between the United States and Canada and the United States and Mexico.

Reauthorizes the program through FY2015, indexed for inflation.

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Jul 13, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 13, 2011

Introduced in Senate

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