Bond, Boxer/Inhofe amendments dead?

Would redirect money to roads

Steve Hawley, Feb 06, 09.

The Boxer/Inhofe and Bond amendments, which would provide billions for highways but little if anything for transit, may be dead, according to Streetsblog. The Boxer/Inhofe amendment would add up to $50 in infrastructure spending, most of which would go toward highways, while the two Bond amendments would strip $7.5 billion in transit and high-speed rail funding and redirect it to highways.

The article indicates that the Bond amendments are not expected to reach the floor for a vote. The Boxer/Inhoff amendment also might not reach the floor, as five senators refused to support the bill unless at least 30 percent of the money was directed toward water infrastructure, transit, and rail. However, The Infrastructurist reports that Senator James Inhofe, from Oklahoma, intends to introduce the amendment today. Transportation for America also reports that although the Boxer/Inhofe amendment has not reached the floor, it might resurface before the final vote on the recovery plan.