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Railroads

Provisions impacting short line and regional railroads contained in H.R.1132/S.461 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit; S.146/H.R.233 - A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads; Implementation of disaster assistance grants related to railroads damaged as a result of 2008 & 2009 disasters (Pub. L. No. 110-329 Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair); No bill number reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU; Discussions related to applications under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing loan program; S. 2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act (and predecessor draft bills without bill number) monitoring of legislation for potential impact on short line and regional railroad operations; No bill number communications with elected officials regarding efforts to reach agreement with certain units of local government on ownership and lease transfers in lieu of abandonment involving the SJVR Railroad; No bill number - FY11 Transportation Appropriations legislation - support for appropriations requests made by local units of government for rail line relocation grant project designation requests including requests that would involve improvements to the infrastructure of: Port of Grays Harbor/City of Hoquiam - Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad, Connecticut Department of Transportation - Connecticut Southern Railroad, Palmer (MA) Redevelopment Authority - New England Central Railroad, City of St. Albans (VT) - New England Central Railroad, Daviess Co. (Ind.) Economic Development Corp. - Indiana Southern Railroad, Greenville (SC) Area Development Corp. - Carolina Piedmont Railroad, Florida Department of Transportation - Florida East Coast Railway, Green Co. (AL) Economic Development Authority - Alabama Gulf Coast Railway; No bill number - communications with elected and appointed officials regarding funding opportuniteis under the National Infrastructure Investments Program created in the Consolidated Approrpaitons Act of 2010 - P.L. No. 111-117; No bill number - Issues related to pending RRIF Loan Program