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Public Works and Highways panel sends HB 100 to interim study after brief debate over passenger rail and Cog Railway impacts
Summary
The House Public Works and Highways committee voted to send HB 100 to interim study after a short work-session discussion focusing on the bill’s absence from the DOT 10-year plan and potential effects on tourist passenger railways such as the Cog Railway.
The House Public Works and Highways committee voted to send House Bill 100 to interim study after a short work session and an executive-session roll call, citing concerns about unspecified impacts on tourist rail operations and the bill’s absence from the DOT 10-year plan.
The bill’s text, as read during the session, would prohibit the Department of Transportation from utilizing state funds for the planning, construction, operation, or management of new passenger rail projects. Committee members who spoke said the measure needs further work before any final recommendation.
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