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Senate amends transportation bill to add lease‑notification for railroad agreements; e‑bike incentives cited as nearly exhausted
Summary
Senators amended H868 to require the Agency of Transportation to notify the Senate Transportation Committee when a railroad operating lease will come up within a year, and discussed that the state's e‑bike incentive program has under $2,000 remaining pending a grant application for $1,840,000.
The Vermont Senate considered H868, an act relating to the FY2025 transportation program, and approved committee and floor amendments that address railroad leases, central garage land purchase authority, and funding for an electric‑bike incentive program.
A senator described a floor amendment produced after committee conversations about railroad operating leases and federal preemption. The amendment removes outdated…
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