LETTER: Freight yard, trolleys, PAM funded by new budget

Pennsylvania HB 1589 was signed into law on July 4th, 2008. Several provisions were added at the last minute, resulting in Printer's No. 4129:

*(I) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED COSTS <--
26 FOR THE CONESTOGA PLAZA PROJECT 5,000,000
27 (J) ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION,
28 ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION,
29 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
30 FOR THE NORTHWEST GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT
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1 PROJECT, INCLUDING HEALTH CARE
2 FACILITIES AND RAILROAD RELOCATION
3 COSTS 20,000,000
4 (K) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
5 FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF MUSIC
6 IMPROVEMENTS 15,000,000
7 (L) ACQUISITION, INFRASTRUCTURE,
8 CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
9 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSIT
10 REVITALIZATION INVESTMENT DISTRICT IN
11 THE VICINITY OF THE LANCASTER TRAIN
12 STATION 15,000,000
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This last item looks a LOT like it could be funding for Lancaster mayor Rick Gray's streetcar project.

You can read the bill itself at:
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2007&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1589

Please be sure to check out the "History" and "Votes" links.