Directs the State Controller to transfer $16,392,176 from the State Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Reserve to the Department of Transportation’s Rail Division (Division) for 2025-26 for the Freight Rail & Rail Safety Improvement Fund (Rail Fund). Appropriates those funds from the Rail Fund to be used to provide grants for recovery and repair of the following short-line railroads damaged by Hurricane Helene:
- $14 million to Blue Ridge Southern Railroad, LLC, for line restoration.
- $2,392,176 for track rehabilitation, facility repairs, and revenue loss to the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, LLC.
Effective July 1, 2025.
FUNDS/SHORT-LINE RAILROAD DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
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AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION OF SHORT-LINE RAILROADS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE.Intro. by Pless, Clampitt.
Status: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Feb 27 2025)
Bill History:
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Wed, 26 Feb 2025 House: Filed(link is external)
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Thu, 27 Feb 2025 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
H 232
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