RHB/5/21
Sponsored by Pryor Arnold, Henry Foster-Tobin of West High School
This legislation was filed in the Transportation category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section 1: The Tennessee Department of Treasury will move 500,000 dollars of the Tennessee |
| 4 | Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) budget to a project analyzing the scope, schedule, and |
| 5 | cost estimate of a high speed rail line between Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga with the |
| 6 | future intent of expanding to Atlanta. |
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| 8 | Section 2: To oversee the progress of the rail line a house subcommittee will be created. This |
| 9 | committee will be tasked with monitoring the use of funds allocated to the project, making |
| 10 | unforeseen decisions on how to make the project successful, and for planning future expansions. |
| 11 | The house subcommittee will be placed under the State of Tennessee Committee on |
| 12 | Transportation and will meet quarterly. |
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| 14 | Section 3: Any excess funds not used in the initial project will be allocated to the creation of the |
| 15 | rail line. If construction on the rail line fails to take effect, these funds will be designated for the |
| 16 | TDOT budget during the next fiscal year. |
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| 18 | Section 4: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 20 | Section 5: This bill shall take effect on January 1st, 2025. |
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