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Chair
Rep. Charlie Schlottach
Missouri
Vice Chair
Rep. Linda Slocum
Minnesota
Financial Officer
Sen. Daryl Beall
Iowa
Director
Laura Kliewer
For more information, contact:
Laura Kliewer
Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission
701 E. 22nd Street, Suite 110
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: 630/925-1922
Fax: 630/925-1930
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July 2008: MIPRC Commissioners call on Congress for funding for passenger rail
Sunday, July 13, 2008 Delegates of the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission met with members of Congress on June 18 to express support of the substantive passenger rail legislation passed by both chambers and to encourage policies and funding to increase passenger rail service.
Both H.R. 6003 and S. 294 would reauthorize Amtrak and provide for the first multi-year federal program to provide funding for passenger rail improvements and equipment investments.Read More
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May 2008: U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee unveils rail legislation
Friday, May 09, 2008 Minnesota Congressman Jim Oberstar, chair of the U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, unveiled legislation on May 8 that will infuse substantive funding and needed policy changes into the development of passenger rail infrastructure. The measure is co-sponsored by more than 30 other members of the committee, including Ranking Member John Mica, Rail Subcommittee Chair Corrine Brown and Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Shuster.Read More
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April 2008: Quad Cities to Iowa City feasibility study released
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 On April 18, the state of Iowa and Amtrak released the study on establishing new passenger rail service between the Quad Cities (Moline, East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa) and Iowa City. Building on a feasibility study completed last fall that would establish first-ever Amtrak service between Chicago and the Quad Cities, the 59-mile extension is making history in Iowa.Read More
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April 2008: The MIPRC unveils new website
Wednesday, April 02, 2008 The MIPRC has launched its new website to better serve our commissioners and member states. Highlights of the site include: maps of existing and proposed rail systems in the region; information about the work of the MIPRC; and, access to a broad range of passenger rail news and information. We hope you find the site easy to navigate and we welcome your feedback.Read More
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February 2008: Criteria for Capital Assistance to States - Intercity Passenger Rail Service Program Published
Friday, February 29, 2008 The Federal Register published the criteria for applying for the Capital Assistance to States Intercity Passenger Rail Service Program, the first capital assistance grant program for intercity passenger rail projects (funded at $30 million for the current fiscal year). Applications can be submitted as soon as March 18, and will be accepted through September 30, 2009 "or the date on which all available funds will have been committed under this program." Read More
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MIPRC Chair and Director Testify in Kansas
Thursday, January 24, 2008 News from the Director: The Kansas Legislature is considering joining the MIPRC. Missouri Rep. Schlottach, MIPRC Chair, and Laura Kliewer, MIPRC Director, had the privilege of testifying before the Kansas Special Committee on Transportation.Read More
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MIPRC State Meetings
Thursday, January 24, 2008 News from the Director: During the MIPRC spring meeting in Washington, D.C., commissioners decided that one of the organization's top priorities for the fiscal year should be for each state delegation, with the help of MIPRC staff, to develop state-specific plans for advancing passenger rail. Laura Kliewer, MIPRC director, and MIPRC commissioners have conducted several of these meetings.Read More
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