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Detroit News: Senate OKs Peters’ measure on customs plazas fund

Washington — The U.S. Senate late Thursday approved a budget amendment by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, that creates a reserve fund for future spending authorization at customs plazas and ports of entry.

The measure is non-binding and does not represent an approval for funding. The amendment did not specify a dollar amount for the fund or from where the money would come.

It creates a reserve fund in the federal budget that won’t increase the federal deficit. The fund may be used for construction or increased staffing at ports of entry, such as the new U.S.-Canada crossing planned between Detroit and Windsor and the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, which is awaiting a $160 million customs plaza expansion.