By News Service of Florida; News4Jax.com; October 20, 2017
A controversial proposal for the state to oversee aspects of high-speed rail — intended to slow a planned private passenger-rail service linking Orlando and Miami — has been filed again in the Senate.
Sen. Debbie Mayfield, R-Vero Beach, has proposed a measure (SB 572), called the “Florida High-Speed Passenger Rail Safety Act,” which in part would give the state Department of Transportation oversight of issues not preempted by federal law.
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