SCORE FOR SOUTHLAND PROJECTS HOUSE OKS FUNDS FOR MANY LOCAL ITEMS IN $137.6 BILLION SPENDING BILL.Byline: Lisa Friedman Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - The House approved $4 million Friday to begin transporting President Richard Nixon's White House records from Washington, D.C., to their new home in Yorba Linda Yorba Linda (yôr`bə lĭn`də), city (1990 pop. 52,422), Orange co., S Calif., in a region of citrus fruit; inc. 1967. The city has grown tremendously along with the southern California area; its population increased fivefold between . The money was part of a $137.6 billion federal spending bill that will fund everything from transportation to performing arts programs. It passed 492-31 and an identical version is expected to pass the Senate. The Southland scored some big-ticket items in the bill, including $4.2 million to alleviate freight rail congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. ; $500,000 to make safety improvements to the Metrolink commuter line; and $500,000 for low-emission shuttle buses at Bob Hope Airport Bob Hope Airport (IATA: BUR, ICAO: KBUR, FAA LID: BUR) is a regional and national airport located in Burbank, California, United States. It was formerly known as United Airport (1930-1934); Union Air Terminal (1934-1940); in Burbank. Smaller community programs also got funding, including $200,000 to the Valley Alliance of the Arts for a performance venue. The funding for the Nixon project will be used to ship 46 million pages of records to California, as well as help build a 10,000-square-foot National Archives facility in Yorba Linda. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, who obtained the Metrolink funding, also demanded the Federal Railroad Administration The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) was created in 1966 as a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation to promote rail transportation and safety. The FRA is one of 10 agencies within the Department of Transportation concerned with intermodal transportation. study safety practices that were called into question after a January commuter train crash in Glendale that killed 11. The new safety measures safety measures, n.pl actions (e.g., use of glasses, face masks) taken to protect patients and office personnel from such known hazards as particles and aerosols from high-speed rotary instruments, mercury vapor, radiation exposure, anesthetic and will include median separators and locked gates to limit vehicle access to the rails. Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks, called the hybrid shuttle buses at Burbank Airport ``one more step toward keeping California on the cutting edge of the drive to cut air pollution.'' He also obtained $200,000 to relieve congestion at Burbank and Sepulveda boulevards; and the money for the Valley Alliance of the Arts, which aims to build an 1,800-seat concert hall. In the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , Rep. Howard ``Buck'' McKeon, a Republican, secured $1 million for the Cross Valley Connector, linking I-5 and state Route 14; $545,000 to widen Rancho Vista Boulevard; $250,000 to help Lancaster build a youth baseball center; $150,000 to expand the Mammoth Lakes Library; and $100,000 for the Antelope Valley Boys and Girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. Club. Lisa Friedman, (202) 662-8731 lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com |
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