ASLRRA: With Record Support, “Time for Action Is Now” on Short Line Tax Credit
Written by Andrew CorselliThe American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) recently reached an important mark on the road to making the Short Line Tax Credit (45G) permanent—60 members of the Senate are now on the record supporting the BRACE Act, S.203.
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