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Digitized from Box 8 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 19, 1975
The Speaker of the
House of Representatives
Sir:
I ask the Congress to consider a proposed amendment
to a supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year
1975 amounting to $25,000,000 for the Department of
Transportation.
Details of this proposal are outlined in the enclosed
letter from the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, and I concur with his comments and
observations.
Respectfully,
Herald R. Ford
Estimate
94th Congress, 1st Session
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
February 19, 1975
The President
The White House
Sir:
I have the honor to submit for your consideration an amendment
to the request for appropriations transmitted in the budget for
the fiscal year 1975, involving an increase in the amount of
$25,000,000 for the Department of Transportation as follows:
1976
1975
Budget
Supplemental
1975
1975
appendix
request
Proposed
Revised
pages
Headings
pending
amendment
request
Federal Railroad
Administration
709 and
Interim operating
1036
assistance
$100,000,000
$25,000,000
$125,000,000
The proposed budget amendment would extend the provision of cash
assistance to all bankrupt railroads in the Midwest and Northeast,
in order to insure continued rail service, pending restructuring of
the railroads into a new system. Previously, only six railroads
were eligible for such assistance. However, as a result of the
recent economic downturn, amendments to the Regional Rail Re-
organization Act of 1973 have been proposed, allowing the Act to
meet the emergency cash needs of all bankrupt lines in the region,
including those reorganizing on a conventional basis. One of
these lines, Erie-Lackawanna, would be forced to close down in
the absence of such assistance.
A supplemental request of $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1975
is currently included in the 1976 Budget, to cover the estimated
needs of the six railroads originally eligible for assistance.
This proposal amends that request. The need for offering
assistance to other railroads was not anticipated when the
annual budget was being prepared.
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I have carefully reviewed the proposal for appropriations
contained in this document and am satisfied that this request
is necessary at this time. I recommend, therefore, that this
proposal be transmitted to the Congress.
Respectfully,
Director