A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to make an investigation and study of the feasibility of a high-speed ground transportation system between the cities of Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Diego in the State of California.
West Coast Corridor Feasibility Study Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make an investigation and study of the feasibility of a high-speed ground transportation system between the cities of Tijuana in the State of Baja California, Mexico, and Vancouver in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, by way of the cities of Seattle in the State of Washington, Portland in the State of Oregon, and Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Diego in the State of California.
Provides that in carrying out such investigation and study the Secretary shall consider: (1) the various means of providing such transportation including those under development such as the tracked aircushion vehicle; (2) the cost of establishing such a system, (3) the environmental impact of such a system including the future environmental impact from air and other transportation if such a system is not established; and (4) such other matters as he deems appropriate.
Requires the Secretary to report the results of the study made pursuant to this Act to the Congress and the President no later than January 30, 1976. Authorizes $8,000,000 to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce with amendment, S. Rept. 93-257.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce with amendment, S. Rept. 93-257.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Measure passed Senate, amended.
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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