States for Passenger Rail Coalition
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2001 Federal Issues
Bills
9-25-01 HR 2950 - Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century (RIDE-21) - financing of high speed rail development

HR 2329 - Current Status and Future Prospects of Amtrak and High Speed Rail

6-27-01 HR 2329 - High-Speed Rail Investment Act of 2001 - Introduced to the U.S. House

Senate Bill 250 - $12 Billion Legislation for High Speed Rail

Testimonies
10-2-01 Testimony of David King, NC Deputy Secretary for Transportation, on the behalf of SPRC, before U.S. House on HR 2950
7-25-01 Testimony of David King, NC Deputy Secretary for Transportation, on the behalf of SPRC, before U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Rail Subcommittee
7-25-01 Testimony of Sam Williams, Representative of Southeastern Economic Alliance and President of Metropolitan Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, before U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Rail Subcommittee
Support
11-2-01 Secretary Norman Mineta Meets with Chamber Delegation on High Speed Rail
11-2-01 States for Passenger Rail Coalition's letter to Senator Baucus and
Senator Grassley on S250
11-2-01 States for Passenger Rail Coalition's letter to Senator Daschle and
Senator Lott on S250
10-19-01 States for Passenger Rail Coalition's response letter to The Honorable Bob Clement
10-1-01 NC Transportation Official Testifies to U.S. House on Rail Funding Need
9-28-01 States for Passenger Rail Coalition's letter to Congress on proposed economic stimulus opportunities
9-10-01 States for Passenger Rail Coalition Support High Speed Rail Development - Print ad placed in Roll Call
8-22-01 Sierra Club Endorses S250 - High Speed Rail Investment Act of 2001
8-22-01 High Speed Rail Support Letter from Mississippi Valley Conference of AASHTO to Congressional Members
8-21-01 High Speed Rail Support Letter from Virginia Secretary of Transportation to The Honorable Frank R. Wolf
8-21-01 High Speed Rail Support Letter from Virginia Secretary of Transportation to The Honorable Jo Ann Davis
8-21-01 High Speed Rail Support Letter from Virginia Secretary of Transportation to The Honorable Tom Davis
8-21-01 High Speed Rail Support Letter from Virginia Secretary of Transportation to The Honorable Virgil H. Goode, Jr.
8-1-01 NC High Speed Rail Resolution introduced to support the High Speed Rail Investment Act of 2001
7-24-01 Georgia State Board of Transportation's letter to U.S. House Leaders in support of the HSRIA
7-24-01 NC Transportation Official Testifies to U.S. House on Funding for High Speed Rail
7-18-01 States for Passenger Rail Coalition's letter to Senate Leaders in support of the HSRIA
7-18-01 States for Passenger Rail Coalition's letter to House Leaders in support of the HSRIA
6-27-01 Houghton, Oberstar Introduce Bill to Fund High-Speed Rail Projects
6-27-01 Congressman Jim Oberstar News Release
6-27-01 House Leaders Introduce High Speed Rail Bond Bill
5-20-01 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Support Funding for High Speed Rail (PR-5-01)
9-26-00 States' Coalition Expresses Support for Rail Bonding Bill

2001 State Issues

State Legislative Developments Related to Amtrak and Passenger Rail Issues - National Conference of State Legislature's summary on 2001 state legislative sessions regarding rail passenger issues and Amtrak [select Public User link to view report]
Georgia
11-2-01 Secretary Norman Mineta Meets with Chamber Delegation on High Speed Rail
7-24-01 State Transportation Board's letter to U.S. House Leaders in support of the HSRIA

Maine

10-21-01
North Carolina
12-19-01 NCDOT signs contract with NCRR and Norfolk Southern Railway Company to make improvements on railroad tracks
10-1-01 NC Transportation Official Testifies to U.S. House on Rail Funding Need
8-1-01 NC High Speed Rail Resolution introduced to support the High Speed Rail Investment Act of 2001
7-24-01 NC Transportation Official Testifies to U.S. House on Funding for High Speed Rail
7-4-01 SB 9 - Virginia-North Carolina High Speed Rail Commission

Virginia

8-21-01 High Speed Rail Support Letter from Virginia Secretary of Transportation to the Honorable Frank R. Wolf
8-21-01 High Speed Rail Support Letter from Virginia Secretary of Transportation to the Honorable Jo Ann Davis
8-21-01 High Speed Rail Support Letter from Virginia Secretary of Transportation to the Honorable Tom Davis
8-21-01 High Speed Rail Support Letter from Virginia Secretary of Transportation to the Honorable Virgil H. Goode, Jr.
7-4-01 SB 396 - Authorized the establishment of the Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Commission

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