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Northstar vs. Seattle Sounder <br /> <br />May16,2003 <br /> <br />Northstar Sounder <br /> <br />Source of <br />Funds <br /> <br />· Federal New Starts <br />· Local Property Tax <br />· State Bonding <br /> <br />Local Sales Tax (State <br />withdrew funding <br />commitment requiring <br />renegotiations with BNSF) <br /> <br />Federal <br /> Oversight <br /> <br />Project Management Oversight <br />- Final Design through <br />Construction <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Federal <br />Approvals Needed <br /> <br />· Consentto Begin Final <br /> Design <br />· Full Funding Grant <br /> Agreement for $151 million <br /> <br />· Limited federal funding for <br /> vehicles <br />· Did not follow New Starts <br /> Process <br /> <br />Environmental <br />Concerns <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Significant issues with <br />Puget Sound and <br />endangered species for <br />Northern extension <br /> <br />Timing of Operations/ <br />Full Implementation <br /> <br />Anticipated late, 2006 <br /> <br />Limited operations <br />commenced prior to <br />completion of construction <br />Delays due to ROW <br />constraints, complex <br />BNSF and Port <br />negotiations, <br />environmental concerns <br />and changes in funding <br />sources <br /> <br />Project Complexity <br /> <br />· Straightforward, one <br /> railroad, one storage yard <br /> <br />One of most complex <br />sections of urban railroad <br />in U.S., includes two port <br />authorities, two railroads <br />and one storage yard <br /> <br /> <br />