LOS ANGELES : House Panel Votes Funds for Metro Rail Extension
In a significant step toward bringing Metro Rail to the San Fernando Valley, the House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to provide $163 million to push the system’s construction to North Hollywood, East Los Angeles and the Mid-City area.
At a time of intense competition for scarce federal transportation funds, the panel recommended that the Los Angeles system receive 27% of the nationwide total of $593 million for new transit systems. The second-highest sum was $70 million for Portland, Ore.
The spending bill was sent to the full House, which is expected to ratify the committee’s action. The Senate, which has generally provided lesser sums for Metro Rail, will pass its own version. The two bills will then be sent to a conference committee.
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