Georgette Yaindl, I agree that the State should not supervise the rail project.  However, it's the State that imposes the General Excise Tax, so the State is fiscally responsible to ensure that revenue from the GET is spent prudently.  Experience shows that allocations of the GET for rail have been grossly mismanaged by the City.  Since the State should not supervise the rail project, the State should exercise its fiscal responsibility by terminating funding for rail.  The City has the authority for the property tax.  If the City wants to use income from the property tax for rail, the City can mismanage those funds.