Passenger Rail Bill Derails On Montana Senate Floor
The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority will likely not see state funding from this session.
House Bill 848, which would have taken $2 million from the railroad car tax and directed it to the authority, failed 23-27 on second reading in the Senate. The tax brings in about $4 million annually and the money currently goes into the general fund.
“We are not deterred easily,” Big Sky Passenger