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The bill could go to the full where opponents ledby Sen. Paula Dockery, want to see it die. The 61-milee train line would link DeLand and Poinciana throughu downtown Orlandoby 2013. broadcas t partner reported that a key obstacle is a move by the stat House tocut $400 millionm from the state transportation fund in an effory to balance the budget, which effectivel y would derail the train line. In the Senate, transportation officials saidthe House's trust fund raid wouldx force SunRail to be delayed. Addiny to the uncertainty, the state House and Senat are at an impasse on thestatse budget. Committee Chairman Sen. Mike R.
-New Port Richey, who supports said cutting the transportatioh fund would torpedo therail project. “They’dr have to delay SunRail for many years to because we onlyhave -- and I don’t say only -- we have $500 millioh in the trust fund to build roads,” Fasano told the TV “If the House prevails in sweeping $400 there will be virtually no dollars left to builcd any new roads, and definitely no dollars left to move forwarde on SunRail.” In a sign of just how high the stakeas are, sources close to Gov. Charlie Crist told News 13 he woulcd dropby Monday’s hearing.
Crist has said he is in favor ofthe project, but so far has exerter little pressure for its approval. Meanwhile, SunRail opponentes continue to take issue withthe project’s liabilitgy deal, complaining the CSX railroadc company would be let off the hook if one of its freighr trains were responsible for a collisionh with a commuter rail car.
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