freight trains, a problem that plagued the old Amtrak service. As a high-speed service, it would be able to compete with airlines for passengers, especially from the outlying areas of Southern California. Funding allocated to date: $1 million on December 8, 2004 in the 2005FY appropriation bill. $45 million (later withdrawn) for planning in the 2006FY Federal appropriation bill for the Las Vegas to Primm segment. The money was redirected to a highway project at McCarran International Airport. The maglev project's cost has recently been estimated to be around $12 billion. In June 2010, it lost key support from Senator Harry Reid, who then stated support for the privately financed Desert Xpress (later Brightline West) project. The availability of these funds for the Maglev project were withdrawn at the direction of Reid by language contained in the Federal "Jobs Bill" passed in March 2010. In a press release, the Senator claimed the Maglev Commission had failed to raise the required matching funds of 20%; a claim subsequently disputed by American Magline Group President Neil Cummings, who reported raising $10 million. Reid then noted that the commission had "failed to complete an environmental impact statement", the value of which was counted as part of the "$10 million" in matching funds claimed to have been raised by the Magline Group, despite the statement being unfinished. The project's technology also remains controversial among rail enthusiasts since it is untried in the United States. The application for $83 million was filed by the California-Nevada Super Speed Commission, but according to the federal department, "only states, groups of states, interstate compacts, and public agencies established by one or more states" were eligible. While the Super Speed Train Commission is ostensibly a bi-state body, there is a wrinkle, a senior Transportation Department official said. Nevada established its part as a state agency, but in California, it was formed as a "nonprofit public benefit corporation." Route Las Vegas, Nevada Ivanpah Valley Airport Primm, Nevada Barstow, California Victorville, California Ontario, California Anaheim, California Alternative projects Amtrak Amtrak proposed upgrading the existing rail line to allow high-speed Talgo trains. A high-profile publicity event was staged in December 1999. The implementation of this option is in limbo since the Union Pacific claims to lack capacity on the existing rail line. As of 2009, the project has been on hold and is unlikely to be revived. Brightline West Through a series