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04/30/02 07:22 FAY 541 682 5894 <br />PETER A. DeFAZiCS <br />4rn DiSYhitt. OBEDON <br />RESOUflCES COMMITTEE <br />SvetOMmiiTEE: <br />WATER AND POWER <br />EUGENE CITY HALL <br /> <br />TRANSPORTAnONAND ~iJ~~l~~~ ~~ ~~L ~~jtE~ ~~~~~~ <br />INFRASTRUCTURE i1 •iJ1 1 Lu <br />StIBCOAAMff=ge: <br />A'~,T~N ~ott~e of ~Repxe~errt~tfb~ <br />COAST GUARD AND <br />MARITIMETRANSPORTAT-ON ~ ' <br />WATEFIRESOUR(2=3 ~-lpril 2, 2002 <br />AND ENVI80NMENT. HaNruwa <br />James Carlson, City Manager <br />City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street Room 105 <br />Eugene OR 97401-2793 <br />Dear Mr. Carlson: <br /> X1002 <br /> PLEA5E RESPOND T0: <br />^ 2t34 flAY9UPN FIOVSE OFF SLOG. <br /> WasNmta'roN, DC 2061 6-3704 <br /> X202) Z2S-~i4t6 <br />^ 1b7 WE8T7THAVE:1l40d <br /> EUGENE, OR97407-2649 <br /> (64t) 466~$J32 <br /> t-8a4 944-9603 <br />^ 126 CENfFiAL AYE. if350 <br /> coos Bwv, oR 87a2d <br /> (54i}Z63-2609 <br />^ 612 SE JACR6oN Sr. It9 <br /> RosE~ar„ OR 97470 <br /> I541)44D-3523 <br />^ www.housegovldefa:io/ <br />In 1998, Congress approved $2 million for renovation of the <br />Eugene Train Station and $1.17 for construction of the Fern Ridge <br />Bike Path Extension as part of Public Law ].051.78, the <br />'Transportation Efficiency Act For the 21st Century" (TEA-~1.) . <br />The legislation authorizes projects for six years, from 1998 <br />through 2003. Next year, Congress must enact legislation to <br />reauthorize highway and transit spending. Hearings in the House <br />Transportation and Infrastructure Committee begin this year. <br /> <br />I need to know how much of~the funds approved for the projects in <br />], d t Y ow what the obligated fur <br /> <br />Once Congress begins drafting legislation next year, it will <br />be difficult for me to ,request new funding for projects in Oregon <br />or to protect unspent balances, if unobligate~d funds remain from <br />TFA.-21,. Z encourage you to move forward with an aggressive <br />F;c1~P_~~..~fQr cahl~,~~,t~„n~r anv remai~in~ funds. If I can be of <br />assistance in this effort, please let me know as soon as <br />possible. please respond to this letter by May 1. <br />If you have any questions, please contact my .aide, Kathie <br />Eastman. Thank you for your assistance. <br />Sincerely, <br />• <br />PETER DEFAZIO <br />Member of Congress <br />PAD/kae <br />Enclosures <br />THIS STATIONERY PRINTEp ON PAPER MApE WITH RECYCLED F)6ERS <br />a so nee o .n <br />the schedule for remaining expenditures. For your information, I <br />' of TEAr21 referencin the Eu ene rojecte <br />and the original project descriptions submitted by the City. <br />