Its local supporters maintain that the development of the building will have a direct economic benefit creating 20 new Jobs and a payroll In excess of $250.000 a year. Just another example of how our Nations transportation infrastructure provides and supports economic growth. Finally. the amendment provides that in granting this exemption the access must be developed in conjunction with the redesign effort currently underway for the entire border crossing facility. That effort should be aided by a study of all border crossings which I. and a number of other Senators. included in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. This bill provides for funding of that study up to $2.4 million under the Federalaid highway obligation ceiling for fiscal year 1993. A comprehensive redesign of the Sweetgrass border crossing is being discussed by various United States and Canadian officials. including transportation. customs and INS officials as well as the local community interests. There is no doubt that something must be done to insure that commercial traffic can flow more freely between the United States and Canada at Sweetgrass. but this amendment does not attempt to address the entire situation. Hopefully. the study and the efforts of the State and local officials will do that.
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