Wendell News Outlet

ACTION ALERT: HB 148-CONGESTION RELIEF/INTERMODAL TRANSPORT FUND was approved by the House Transportation Committee this week and was re-referred to the House Finance Committee. We expect the bill to be heard in House Finance in the next two weeks.

We need YOUR HELP to get this transit bill passed!

During this time, please contact members of the House Finance Committee.

Tell them that WakeUP Wake County supports HB 148. Ask them to please vote YES on this bill. While our focus will naturally be on the Wake County delegation, I believe all the Chairs and Vice Chairs can be contacted by all NC residents. And, if you have a relationship with any other Member of the Committee, please contact them as well.

House Finance Committee Members

(Click on the name to get to their individual webpage with all their contact information.)

Senior Chairman, Luebke

Chairman, Gibson

Chairman, Wainwright

Chairman, Weiss

Vice Chairman, Hill

Vice Chairman, Holliman

Vice Chairman, Howard

Vice Chairman, McComas

Vice Chairman, Womble

Members:

K. Alexander; Blackwood; Blust; Braxton; Carney; Cotham; Faison; Folwell; Hall; Hughes; Jones; Lewis; McCormick; McGee; Owens; Rhyne; Ross;Setzer; Stam; Starnes; Tillis

Please thank the primary bill sponsors Carney; Allen; Ross; McGee for the excellent job they did to move this bill without amendments and with nearly unanimous support.

HB 148/SB 151-CONGESTION RELIEF/INTERMODAL TRANSPORT FUND-AN ACT to establish a Congestion Relief and Intermodal Transportation 21st Century Fund, to provide for allocation of those funds to: (1) local governments and transportation authorities for public transportation purposes, (2) short-line railroads, for assistance in maintaining and expanding freight service statewide, (3) railroads for intermodal facilities, multimodal facilities, and inland ports, (4) make capital improvements on rail lines to allow improved freight service to the ports and military installations, (5) expand intercity passenger rail service, to extend levels of local transit funding authorization to three urban regions, and allow other local governments options for local transit funding.

http://ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H148v1.pdf

WakeUP has launched a TRANSIT ADVOCACY PLAN to support a regional transit plan and transit legislation. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Can you donate $25 today to help WakeUP represent YOUR support for transit in Wake County? WakeUP is communicating with key local and state decision-makers, monitoring meetings, reviewing plans, and we need $5000 to support this action campaign! Click here to donate to WakeUP's transit action campaign. THANK YOU for your support! We can't do it without you!