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H.R. 213

To prohibit the use of Federal financial assistance for a certain high-speed rail development project in the State of California, and for other purposes.

In Plain Language

This bill would stop California from receiving federal money for a high-speed rail project between Los Angeles and San Francisco that was supposed to support trains going over 200 miles per hour. The federal government had already ended its funding agreement for this project in 2019, and this bill would make that prohibition permanent by law.

Official Congressional Research Service summary

This bill prohibits the state of California from receiving federal funds for a high-speed rail corridor development project. Specifically, the prohibition applies to a project in California that is the same or substantially similar to the project that is the subject of an FY2010 cooperative agreement entered into on November 18, 2011, between the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).As background, CHSRA has received various federal grants for the California High-Speed Rail program, a project led by the state of California with the goal of implementing a high-speed rail system capable of speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The FRA terminated the specific FY2010 cooperative agreement on May 16, 2019.

Sponsor

Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3]

Cosponsors

None listed

Latest action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Jan 7, 2025

Official source

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Action history

Jan 7, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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