s4prc membership meeting september 19, 2010 jacksonville, florida
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Obama Infrastructure Proposal
• 4,000 miles• Equal footing• Building on• Fleet Overhaul• Consolidate, stream line, prioritize
Equal Footing
• Sounds like a surface transportation administration or TIGER-like approach
• Dedicated funding?
Consolidate, Streamline, Prioritize
• “Race to the Top Model”• Consolidation implications for safety and
funding
Conclusions
• Six Year Bill that includes intercity passenger rail
• Authorizations and/or FY 2012 budget process– Current extension ends 12-31-10
SummaryFY 2011 Appropriations
Program House Passed (HR 5850) Senate Committee (S3644)
HSIPR $1 billion $1.4 billion
Railroad Safety and Technology Grants $75 million $150 million
Research and Development $40 million $40 million
Rail Line Relocation Grants 0 0
Select FY 11 Amtrak Appropriations
Program FY10 enacted
FY 11 PRIIAAuthorize
FY11 Amtrak request
FY 11 President
FY 11 House passed
FY 11 Senate Committee
Operating $563 M $592 M $592 M $563M $563 M $563M
Capital $594 M $1.025 B $1.025 B $764 M $606 M $865 M
Fleet --- --- $446 M --- $127.5 m ---
Continuing Resolution (CR)
• Appropriators are now working on the CR, which could run until the middle of next month or after Thanksgiving.
• “Clean”• Level of Discretionary Spending
CR
• Appropriators are now working on the CR, which could run until the middle of next month or after Thanksgiving.
• A second CR may also be needed to buy time as lawmakers work to clear the spending package before the end of the year.
CR
• Appropriators are now working on the CR, which could run until the middle of next month or after Thanksgiving.
• A second CR may also be needed to buy time as lawmakers work to clear the spending package before the end of the year.
• After passing the CR, Democrats are expected to assemble an omnibus package, which would include all the outstanding spending bills.
Politics
• If Republicans win the majority in either chamber in the November election then chances for finishing the FY11 appropriations process this year will diminish significantly. GOP lawmakers would prefer to wait until the next Congress begins in January to put their stamp on the spending bills.