TRENTON — The administration of Gov. Chris Christie will file a federal lawsuit to fight the U.S. government's $271 million bill to New Jersey Transit for work on the scrapped Hudson River rail tunnel, according to a report on APP.com. The state plans to argue that the federal government has not forced other states or local governments to pay...
The state plans to sue the federal government in an effort to avoid repaying $271 million it received to build the canceled ARC tunnel..TRENTON — The administration of Gov. Chris Christie will file a federal lawsuit to fight the U.S. government's $271 million bill to New Jersey Transit for work on the scrapped Hudson River rail tunnel, according to a report on APP.com.
The state plans to argue that the federal government has not forced other states or local governments to pay back money when projects have been canceled, the report said. It will assert that the federal government is using selective enforcement in asking New Jersey to pay back the money.
Previous coverage:
• N.J. is formally told to pay federal government $271M for canceling ARC tunnel
• Gov. Christie says he would consider helping to fund extension of N.Y.C.'s No. 7 subway line to N.J.
• Amtrak, NJ Transit break off talks on reviving ARC Hudson River rail tunnel
• Most N.J. voters are fine with plan to scrap ARC Hudson River tunnel, poll says
• Hudson River tunnel project proposed by Amtrak, NJ Transit would take decades to complete
• N.J. to repay federal government $350M spent on killed Hudson River tunnel project
• Majority of N.J. residents support Gov. Christie's decision to kill Hudson River tunnel, poll finds
• Complete coverage of the Hudson River tunnel project