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Texas is flat Private funding of project means investors have faith in the project Economic Growth around train stations Expansion to other large Texas cities is inevitable “Driving and flying to Dallas sucks.“ Houston Press | 5 Reasons the Houston-Dallas High-Speed Rail Project Makes Sense

Who authored the report? US Department of Treasury Inspector General What did it find? IRS has no process to detect false claims for the credit IRS has no process to prevent false claims for the EV credit Recommendations: Cross check VIN numbers with 3rd party VIN databases Develop a compliance program at IRS to ensure […]

Where: City of Teague, Board of Aldermen, Texas What does Teague list as reasons to oppose high speed rail? No eminent domain authority & need it to complete the project Negative impact to property values Reduction in values and fewer uses of adjoining property Delays for emergency vehicles Prevents direct travel across the region.   Serious […]

Where: A rail proposal between Los Angeles and Las Vegas How much will California contribute? $0 What action will California take to financially help the privately funded train? approve $300 million in tax-exempt private activity bonds for Virgin Trains USA the private activity bonds will help Virgin Trains issue about $2.4 billion in debt What […]

Where: Vancouver Canada What is the congestion tax? 30 cent fee for every pick-up and drop-off between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m Who is in the opposition coalition? ride share companies and drivers Restaurant Association City News 1130 | Uber and Lyft supporters warn against proposed congestion-reduction tax in Vancouver

How do a Japanese bank, an MOU and Texas High Speed Rail connect? In 2018 Director and Governor for the Bank agreed to loan Texas Central $300 M In September 2019, an MOU between the Bank & the state of Texas was signed The MOU supports the promotion and encouragement of collaboration and development between […]

Where are there high speed rail projects in the US? Texas, California, Florida What are the difference in each project? California State and federal funds Initial plan was LA to San Francisco, & dialed back to Central Valley to San Francisco State Audits show the project billions over budget Not using existing rail, still acquiring […]

Where: NYC Who will benefit from the NYC cap on vehicle leasing costs? ride share drivers drivers for or-hire vehicle companies What vehicles will it apply to?  leased vehicles rental vehicles lease-to-own vehicles conditional purchase agreements of for-hire vehicles  Crains New York | Bill would cap vehicle costs for Uber and Lyft drivers

State: California What agency did the California Governor direct to take action? California State Transportation Agency, all state funds, including CALPERS, California Air Resources Board What does the California State Transportation Agency have to do? investing in new technologies establish best practices  reverse the trend of increased fuel consumption & reduce greenhouse gas emissions  What […]

Where: Virginia How will EV school buses be funded? via VW emissions fund Will other buses be included in the funding program? Yes, a small percentage of propane buses CBS 19 | Millions to fund electric school bus initiative