California Court Sets Back Obama’s High-Speed Rail Project

A Sacramento County court blocked a major part of the Obama administration’s infrastructure project on Friday citing failure to meet environmental and financial requirements, according to theWashington Examiner.

Voters approved the rail project requiring the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to identify the “sources of all funds to be invested in the corridor” and complete “all necessary project level environmental clearances.”

According to the Examiner:

In a 16-page decision, Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny concluded that the CHSA “abused its discretion by approving a funding plan that did not comply with the requirements of the law.”

Kenny, however, declined to invalidate a separate California State Legislature appropriation for the project, finding that Proposition 1A did not forbid the legislature from funding the CHSRA. But Kenny did leave open the possibility of other remedies, including forbidding the CHRSA from spending any future bond proceeds. The final remedy will be determined after a future hearing.

 Via: WFB

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