Culberson anti-Houston transit amendment could see vote Monday, June 9

Could bar fed funding for Hou

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US Representative John Culberson has pushed an amendment through to the floor of the US House of Representatives to specifically deny Houston federal funding for rail transit in two corridors, according to the text of the bill HR4745 (page 52, section 165):

SEC. 165. None of the funds in this or any other Act

14 may be available to advance in any way a new light or

15 heavy rail project towards a full funding grant agreement

16 as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit

17 Authority of Harris County, Texas if the proposed capital

18 project is constructed on or planned to be constructed on

19 Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on

20 Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Hous-

21 ton, Texas.

The bill is expected to be up for discussion on the floor of the US House of Representatives on Monday, June 9th, 2014.

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