5 mill ion ▁from ▁a ▁Local ▁Im prov ement ▁District , ▁and ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁various ▁other ▁local ▁or ▁regional ▁sources ▁completed ▁the ▁locally ▁matched ▁finan cing . ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁U . S . ▁Transport ation ▁Secretary ▁Ray ▁La H ood ▁announced ▁$ 7 5 mill ion ▁in ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁project , ▁the ▁full ▁amount ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁requested ▁by ▁Port land . ▁This ▁allocation , ▁secured ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁through ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁Oregon ▁Representatives ▁Earl ▁Bl umen auer ▁and ▁Peter ▁De F az io , ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁final ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁finan cing ▁plan ▁and ▁meant ▁the ▁project ▁could ▁proceed ▁with ▁construction . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁approved ▁a ▁sp ending ▁bill ▁that ▁included ▁$ 4 mill ion ▁for ▁a ▁locally ▁produced ▁street car ▁vehicle . ▁That ▁money ▁went ▁to ▁Oregon ▁Iron ▁Works , ▁which ▁created ▁the ▁subs idi ary ▁United ▁Street car ▁upon ▁receiving ▁the ▁contract ▁to ▁build ▁new ▁cars ▁for ▁the ▁Port land ▁Street car . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁United ▁Street car ▁delivered ▁its ▁first ▁prototype ▁to ▁Port land ▁for ▁testing ▁on ▁existing ▁tracks ; ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁U . S .- built ▁street car ▁in ▁nearly ▁ 6 0 ▁years . ▁That ▁August , ▁the ▁city ▁signed ▁a ▁$ 2 0 mill ion ▁contract ▁to ▁purchase ▁six ▁new ▁vehicles ▁from ▁the ▁manufact urer ▁for ▁the ▁east side