Action for Public Transport (N.S.W.) Inc. |
The California Public Interest Research group hailed news on Thursday that billions of dollars in President Barack Obama's recently passed stimulus plan could be used to pay for the state's new high-speed rail system.
Congress added $9.3 billion in the American Reinvestment and Economic Recovery Act for development of high-speed rail and other intercity rail throughout the U.S.
The amount was a large increase from the Senate version of the bill and came on top of $8.4 billion already designated for other public transit agencies.
(NBCLosAngeles.com - 15 Feb. 2009)