,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjai,mr4    
,la,malfa introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,transportation to require t any        
discretion>y grant funds provid$ by !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation = high-spe$ 
rail developm5t 9 ,cali=nia be reimburs$
 to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & to au?orize    
additional funds = nationally           
significant freight & highway projects4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,high-,spe$ ,refund ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,:5      
pres5t$ to vot]s 9 #bjjh1 ,cali=nia's   
high-spe$ rail sy/em 0 project$ to co/  
#cc4f billion = a l9e f ,san ,francisco 
to ,anaheim1 increas+ #dj billion to add
 l9es to ,sacram5to & ,san ,diego4  7#b7
 ,! exp&$ project's co/ swell$ to m ?an 
#ajj billion1 ) ! ,san ,francisco to    
,anaheim l9e co/+ m ?an #gg billion1 &  

n[ ! ,/ate ( ,cali=nia's high-spe$ rail 
plan no long] includes any /ops 9       
,sacram5to1 ,san ,francisco1 ,los       
,angeles1 ,anaheim1 or ,san ,diego4     
7#c7 ,:5 pres5t$ to vot]s 9 #bjjh1      
,cali=nia claim$ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t w\ld
 pay betwe5 a qu>t] & a ?ird ( ! co/ ( !
 rail sy/em4  7#d7 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
_h no su* grant program at ! "t1 & ! #d 
billion inve/$ 9 ! project repres5ts    
less ?an #e p]c5t ( ! updat$ co/        
projections4  7#e7 ,at ! curr5t level ( 
project employm5t x w\ld take ne>ly #djj
 ye>s to accompli% ! #a1jjj1jjj job-ye>s
 promis$ by ! ,cali=nia ,high-,spe$     
,rail ,au?ority4  7#f7 ,no significant  
private companies h inve/$ 9 ! ,cali=nia
 high-spe$ rail project4  7#g7 ,! grant 
creation & aw>d process = ! ,cali=nia   
high-spe$ rail project did n incorporate
 ! be/ practices ( ,gov]nm5t fund+4     
7#h7 ,! grant agreem5t betwe5 ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t & ,cali=nia did n require a   
feasible fund+ package to be prep>$ be=e
 aw>d+ funds1 :i* simil> mass transit   

programs require4  7#i7 ,! grant        
agreem5t betwe5 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t &    
,cali=nia did n require a m9imum op]able
 segm5t be=e aw>d+ funds1 :i* simil>    
mass transit programs require4  7#aj7 ,!
 grant agreem5t betwe5 ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t & ,cali=nia did n require new 
high-spe$ tra9s to run on ! new         
high-spe$ rail sy/em4  7#aa7 ,!         
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation             
inappropriately all[$ ! ,/ate (         
,cali=nia to sp5d ,f$]al money )\t a    
requir$ ,/ate fund+ mat*4  7#ab7 ,!     
,cali=nia ,high-,spe$ ,rail ,au?ority   
repeat$ly fail$ to meet deadl9es &      
und]e/imat$ co/s4  7#ac7 ,on ,m>* #e1   
#bjai1 ! ,f$]al ,rail ,adm9i/ration1    
hav+ recogniz$ ! failure ( ,cali=nia to 
build ev5 a small fraction ( ! orig9ally
 approv$ high-spe$ rail sy/em1          
deobligat$ ne>ly #a billion 9 ,f$]al    
fund+4  7#ad7 ,no pass5g] rail sy/em 9 !
 _w has ev] be5 fully self-suffici5t4   
7#ae7 ,!re are doz5s ( wor?y            
infra/ructure projects t w\ld improve ! 

quality ( life = e day ,am]icans & c\ld 
easily h be5 design$1 approv$1 built1 & 
h b5efitt$ local economies 9 ! "t x took
 = ,cali=nia's high-spe$ rail proposal  
to fail4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
,s5se ( ,congress t any future high-spe$
 rail grant programs t are aw>d$ funds  
by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld h simil> or  
high] requirem5ts ?an exi/+ mass transit
 programs4  #d4 ,treatm5t ( funds       
provid$ = high-spe$ rail developm5t 9   
,cali=nia  7a7 ,reimbursem5t ( funds ,! 
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all take   
su* action z is necess>y to require t   
any discretion>y grant funds provid$ to 
! ,/ate ( ,cali=nia by ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,transportation = high-spe$ rail        
corridor developm5t be reimburs$ to !   
g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury4  7b7          
,au?orization ( appropriations =        
nationally significant freight & highway
 projects ,section #aaja7;a77#e77;,e7 ( 
! ,,fa/ ,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #aja note7  
is am5d$ by /rik+ #a1jjj1jjj1jjj =      
fiscal ye> #bjbj & ins]t+ #d1ejj1jjj1jjj

 = fiscal ye> #bjbj4