H.R. 238: To repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for tunneling in certain areas with respect to the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project, California.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-04 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Division K, Title I, Section 169 of H.R. 2764 (Public Law 110-161).

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Division K, Title I, Section 169 of H.R. 2764 (Public Law 110-161). (final step reached)
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Official title

To repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for tunneling in certain areas with respect to the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project, California.

Plain summary

Amends the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986 to repeal the prohibition against use of certain funds for any segment of the downtown Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project unless the Southern California Rapid Transit District notifies the Urban Mass Transportation Administration that no part of the Metro Rail project will tunnel through any zone designated as a potential risk zone or high potential risk zone for methane gas. Amends federal transportation law to extend the special rule for the allocation of urbanized area formula grants through FY2009. Sets forth the maximum amounts to be allocated for such grants for FY2008 and FY2009.

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Official text

To repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for tunneling in certain areas with respect to the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project, California.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] · 1 cosponsors

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Brad Sherman (D-CA)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr238.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr238 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110