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OK SCR10
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Urges the Texas Legislature to continue funding its portion of the Heartland Flyer passenger rail service operating between Fort Worth, Texas, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma since 1999
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Recognizes the over 25-year financial partnership between Oklahoma and Texas, with both states' departments of transportation jointly funding and operating the service
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Notes potential expansion opportunities for rail service extending to Chicago, Illinois, with Oklahoma communities from Ardmore to Ponca City making strategic investments to benefit from future connections along the Interstate 35 corridor
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Warns that discontinuing service would make restoration extraordinarily challenging and eliminate an important transportation option for Oklahomans
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Adopted by the Oklahoma Senate on May 21, 2025, and the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025
Legislative Description
Concurrent resolution; recognizing the important transportation role of the Heartland Flyer passenger rail service, recognizing the critical need for ongoing financial partnership with the State of Texas; and urging the Texas Legislature to take budget action to allow rail service to continue.
Last Action
Filed with Secretary of State
5/22/2025