Dianne Feinstein: “I have very strong concerns that this requirement could result in indefinite delays in the project. Further, I…”

“I have very strong concerns that this requirement could result in indefinite delays in the project. Further, I understand Secretary Pena, Governor Wilson, and the Federal Transit Administration [FTA] share these same concerns. I understand it is not the chairman's intent with this report language to kill this project. Further, the chairman does not intend to impose any restrictions on the BART-SFO extension that have not previously been demanded of this and other transit projects seeking full funding grant agreements from the FTA. I have a July 30 letter from Secretary Pena stating that the language contained in the committee report could encourage lawsuits and further that he would prefer not to see this language included.”