A planned 88-mile railroad line that would traverse eastern Utah and connect with the National Rail Network is once again sparking controversy with opponents who seek to derail bonding authority for the freight line.
Critics that include some members of Colorado's congressional delegation and more than 150 climate or conservation groups are urging that any bonding authority for the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition should be rejected in its pursuit of the Uinta Basin Railway Project.
"We are in the process of doing that," he said. "Because we are a government entity we can apply and then those bonds would be tax exempt, which is very appealing to investors in the private market."He added that the project has already received approval of the Surface Transportation Board, an independent federal agency tasked with the economic regulation of surface transportation.
"The likelihood of it spilling in a derailment is very minimal because it is a solid ... it would just sit on the ground like a candlestick. It is like if you dropped a box of birthday candles in the kitchen sink, you just pick them up."He said the project is understandably attracting a lot of attention because of its size.
"It is a more economical, environmentally friendly and safer way of transporting anything," he said, pointing to the benefits of a railway system. "There's always been a large economic hurdle for the Uinta Basin that is constrained by high mountain passes that are only accessible by two-lane roads no matter which direction you go."
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