[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3143 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3143

   To freeze the availability of Federal funding for high-speed rail 
            projects in California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 2011

Mr. McCarthy of California (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Denham, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Issa, and Mr. 
 McClintock) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To freeze the availability of Federal funding for high-speed rail 
            projects in California, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. HIGH-SPEED RAIL FUNDING FREEZE.

    The Federal Government shall not obligate or expend any funds for 
high-speed rail projects in California until after September 30, 2012.

SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Congress a report that--
            (1) assesses the accuracy of ridership projections made by 
        the California High Speed Rail Authority;
            (2) projects the amount of Federal or State funding that 
        will be needed to complete the construction of the California 
        High Speed Rail project, and projects the amount of Federal or 
        State funding that will be needed annually for operation, 
        maintenance, and debt amortization of the California High Speed 
        Rail project;
            (3) projects the ticket prices and ridership levels that 
        would be necessary for the project to be self sustaining using 
        each of several total project cost estimates that have been 
        made for the California High Speed Rail project, including, but 
        not limited to, the report prepared by the California High 
        Speed Rail Authority, the California Legislative Analyst's 
        Office, and at least one private sector entity, both--
                    (A) assuming no Federal or State government funding 
                for capital costs or operational and maintenance costs; 
                and
                    (B) calculated based on varying levels of Federal 
                or State government funding, up to 90 percent of the 
                self sustaining ticket price, for capital costs and 
                operational and maintenance costs;
            (4) compares the individual and Federal and State taxpayer 
        costs of various travel trips, using the California High Speed 
        Rail project estimates described in paragraph (3), with those 
        costs if making those trips using other modes of transportation 
        available in California, such as railroads, airplanes, and 
        automobiles, including car rentals;
            (5) identifies any adverse economic impacts resulting from 
        the exercise of eminent domain with respect to private property 
        for the project; and
            (6) where feasible, compares the California High Speed Rail 
        project and other high speed rail projects that have received 
        funds under title XII of Public Law 111-5.
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