S.C.R. No. 5 Summary

• Urges the President and Congress to provide federal funding for the Ohio Hub rail corridor development, an intercity and interstate passenger rail system serving Ohio and the Midwest.

• Requests support for the Ohio Rail Development Commission's 2009 federal funding requests to complete program-level Environmental Impact Statements for Ohio Hub rail corridors under the National Environmental Policy Act.

• Calls for full federal funding of the Intercity Passenger Rail Investment & Improvement Program with the federal government providing 80% of capital costs to build the system.

• Urges Congress to fund improvements to the Cleveland-Columbus-Cincinnati (3-C) Corridor to support conventional-speed passenger rail service through Amtrak as an initial step toward the Ohio Hub development.

• Directs the Senate Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, Congress, Ohio's congressional delegation, the Governor, the Ohio Rail Development Commission, and Ohio news media.