[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 19, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     SHORT LINE RAILROAD TAX CREDIT

  (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JENKINS. Short line railroads located in my district, including 
those in Chanute, Pittsburg and Humboldt, serve a critical role in 
transporting grain, cement products, steel and other industrial-based 
products to the national freight rail network. The short line tracks in 
Kansas and across the Nation have benefited from the section 45(g) 
short line railroad tax credit which expired at the end of 2009. 
Without this credit, short line railroads would lose critical resources 
used to upgrade infrastructure or create jobs, and rural businesses 
would not have the rail services they need to compete. That's why we 
must find a responsible way to extend the tax credit, like H.R. 1132, 
that would extend it until 2012.
  I urge all of my colleagues to support this important legislation to 
ensure short line railroads continue to thrive and provide valuable 
services on Main Streets across America.

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