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Originally Posted by Stenar
When the Federal govt. agrees to fund 80% of a rail project, they don't give all of that money up front. They pay it out over 5-10 years, so money for finished projects could still be coming to UTA.
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Right, but the money for frontrunner was already allocated beginning in 2006 and continuing through 2012. So, that money is already in existing transportation funding bills that have been passed through 2009 and the rest will be in the next ISTEA LULU bill. My point is that the money quoted should not be considered as part of the stimulus because it was already gauranteed long before the current economic situation reared it's ugly head.
If they did go ahead and just move funding around, then the stimulus package is a complete farce and the American people have been fleeced.