▁increased , ▁making ▁service ▁along ▁the ▁line ▁more ▁reliable ▁with ▁redundant ▁capacity . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁draft ▁Environment al ▁Imp act ▁Study ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁issued . ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁Gate way ▁Project ▁had ▁been ▁unclear ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing ▁commit ments ▁from ▁New ▁Jersey ▁officials ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁Gate way ▁Development ▁Corporation , ▁consisting ▁of ▁members ▁from ▁Am tra k , ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation , ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁over see ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Gate way ▁Project . ▁The ▁federal ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁states ▁agreed ▁to ▁split ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁fund ing ▁the ▁project . ▁The ▁administration ▁of ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁has ▁cast ▁doub ts ▁about ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁project , ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁Federal ▁Trans it ▁Administration ▁official ▁called ▁the ▁previous ▁fund ing ▁agreement ▁" none x istent ". ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁up ▁to ▁$ 5 4 1 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁provided ▁in ▁the ▁Cons olid ated ▁App ropri ations ▁Act . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁state ▁govern ments ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey ▁passed ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁bi - state ▁Gate way ▁Development ▁Commission , ▁whose ▁job ▁it ▁is ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁planning , ▁fund ing ▁and ▁construction ▁of