They're fixing to garnish Federal Transit Administration grants, much in the manner you'd hit up somebody for failing to pay child support.

We have to get the [Federal Transit Administration] to sign off on the funds. We expect it to be running in a week or so.

We will also pursue grants to help pay the cost.

We're going to be asking our federal witnesses about the grants he's received and the scrutiny such grants received.

The penalty for failing to pay is much smaller than the penalty for failing to file.

In the last several years, the federal government has awarded some $11 billion in grants to federal, state and local authorities to improve emergency preparedness, response and recovery capabilities.