Legislation enabling rail authorities advances
by Clay Chandler
Published: March 25,2012
Tags: Mississippi Department of Transportation, Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund, Port of Pascagoula
Two bills remain alive that would amend the definition of a railroad to include railroad authorities for the purpose of making them eligible to receive money from the state-controlled Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund. House Bill 919 cleared the House March 16 and was referred to the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee, where it sat last [...]
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