Herb Jackson
Mekt_Ranzz Wed, 03/14/2007 - 1:07pm
Senate security bill approves many post-9/11 recommendations
Senate security bill approves many post-9/11 recommendations
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
By HERB JACKSON
STAFF WRITER
The Senate approved a sweeping bill Tuesday to implement many of the remaining recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and provide other security initiatives. Here is a look at some of the key provisions of the bill and how they could affect North Jersey communities.
What's in the bill
Tunnel improvements:Rail tunnels under the Hudson River that are nearly a century old would get upgrades including emergency escape stairwells from a $400 million provision added by Sen. Frank Lautenberg. Some 6,000 Bergen and Passaic county commuters use the tunnels on NJ Transit daily.