Passenger rail bill derails on Montana Senate floor

Passenger rail bill derails on Montana Senate floor

The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority will likely not see state funding from this session, reports The Daily Montanan.House Bill 848, which would have taken $2 million from the railroad car tax and directed it to the authority, failed 23-27 on second reading in the Senate. The tax brings in about $4 million annually and the money currently goes into the general fund.We are not deterred easily, Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority chairman Dave Strohm…

Local senator helps defeat passenger rail funding bill

Park County's senator in the Montana Legislature helped defeat a bill that proposed to set aside $2 million annually in railroad car tax revenue to help develop passenger rail service in Montana.

Passenger rail bill for two Montana routes derails on Senate floor

HB 848 would have taken $2 million from the railroad car tax and directed it to the passenger rail authority.

Passenger rail bill derails on Senate floor

A Union Pacific train transports coal. (Photo by Spenser Heaps/Utah News Dispatch)The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority will likely not see state funding from this session. House Bill 848, which would have taken $2 million from the railroad car tax and directed it to the authority, failed 23-27 on second reading in the Senate. The tax brings in about $4 million annually and the money currently goes into the general fund.   “We are not deterred ea…

Montana passenger rail effort stymied at legislature

Lawmakers in both houses of the Montana Legislature representing Belgrade helped defeat a bill that proposed to set aside $2 million annually in railroad car tax revenue to help develop passenger rail service in Montana.