Update: Funding For Bart's South Bay Extension Pulled From Covid-19 Relief Bill Bay City News Service FacebookTwitterEmail Bay City News Foundation A provision in the coronavirus stimulus bill currently being considered by Congress that would have allocated nearly $150 million toward BART's South Bay extension has been removed after the Senate parliamentarian ruled it is not eligible for inclusion. The stimulus bill the House passed last week included nearly $1.5 billion in funding for ongoing transit projects, part of a $30 billion allocation for beleaguered public transit agencies. However, the $141 million in funding for the extension has been withdrawn from the version of the bill being considered in the Senate to comply with the complex rules governing budget reconciliation, a process that will allow the Senate to approve the bill by a simple majority rather than the standard 60-vote threshold.