Senate Panel OKs Metro Rail
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
A Senate Appropriations subcommittee today approved spending $85 million for construction of the Los Angeles Metro Rail subway system in 1986, a $32-million cut in the amount offered by the House.
The subcommittee on transportation and related agencies agreed upon the money for the planned light-rail system as it worked through a $10.5-billion spending bill for Department of Transportation projects and operations. The entire measure is expected to go before the full committee next Tuesday.
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