House Panel Proposes Spending $27 Million for Truck Security

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img src="/sites/default/files/images/articles/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee considered $27 million in new trucking security funding for 2003 last week, as Congress wrangled over appropriations that could freeze spending at 2002 levels.

The proposed spending was $7 million more than the $20 million President Bush requested earlier this month for industry-sponsored truck security efforts. The additional money would implement a permit program for motor carriers that haul hazardous materials and pay for pilot tests of security technologies.

Congress last week passed a temporary spending measure, or continuing resolution, to fund the government for one week after fiscal year 2002 ends Sept. 30. Congressional sources said it was possible that the government would be funded by temporary measures for the rest of 2002.

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