HOUSE BILL No. 4393

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

HOUSE BILL No. 4393

Executive Budget Bill

February 23, 2005, Introduced by Rep. Whitmer and referred to the

Committee on Appropriations.

A bill to make appropriations for the state transportation

department and certain transportation purposes for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 2006; to provide for the imposition of fees;

to provide for reports; to create certain funds and programs; to

prescribe requirements for certain railroad and bus facilities; to

prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state departments

and officials and local units of government; and to provide for the

expenditure of the appropriations.

Sec. 117. INTERCITY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT

Freight property management............................ $

1,000,000

Detroit/Wayne County port authority....................

500,000

Intercity bus equipment................................

2,500,000

Rail passenger service.................................

8,200,000

Freight preservation and development...................

4,442,900

Rail infrastructure loan program.......................

100,000

Intercity bus service development......................

4,850,000

Marine passenger services..............................

800,000

Terminal development...................................

1,551,300

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $

23,944,200

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

DOT, federal transit act...............................

3,500,000

DOT-FRA, local rail service assistance.................

100,000

DOT-FRA, rail passenger/HSGT...........................

1,000,000

Special revenue funds:

Local funds............................................

50,000

Comprehensive transportation fund......................

16,294,200

Intercity bus equipment fund...........................

1,000,000

Rail preservation fund.................................

2,000,000

State general fund/general purpose.....................

$ 0

Sec. 711. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 from the

comprehensive transportation fund for rail passenger service, the

department shall negotiate with a rail carrier to provide rail

service between Grand Rapids and Chicago and between Port Huron and

Chicago on a 7-day basis, consistent with the other provisions of

this section.

(2) Any state subsidy for rail passenger service between Grand

Rapids and Chicago and between Port Huron and Chicago shall be

limited to fifty percent of the portion of the cost not eligible

for reimbursement by the federal government and shall not exceed

$7,100,000.00.

(3) No state subsidy shall be provided from the funds

appropriated in part 1 if the chosen rail carrier is Amtrak and

Amtrak discontinued service or any portion of the service between

Port Huron and Chicago or Grand Rapids and Chicago during the

preceding fiscal year, unless the discontinuance of service was for

track maintenance or was caused by acts of God.

 

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

This is what is in the Budget for Amtrak but the State can only give $7.1 Million to Amtrak due to a cap set on Amtrak it would take a house bill to rais the cap again like we did 2 years ago.

Rail passenger service.................................

8,200,000

 

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

Here is the link to the House Bill it is long but you can also see how much Greyhound and Indian Trails get.

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/20...05-HIB-4393.htm