Budget big rips Trump rail $witch

Gov. Cuomo’s budget chief pushed back Sunday against the federal government’s claim that there is no deal in place to fund a $13 billion rail tunnel under the Hudson River.

State Budget Director Robert Mujica (right) wrote in a letter to the Federal Transit Administration that the agreement was discussed at an August meeting with President Trump, US Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

The deal hinges on New York, New Jersey and the Port Authority paying 50 percent for the tunnel work and the federal government kicking in the rest.

“The USDOT stepping away from the 50:50 framework now would represent stepping away from a previously agreed upon path and the entire basis for getting this critical national infrastructure project done,” Mujica wrote to FTA Deputy Administrator K. Jane Williams.

His letter came two days after a Friday missive from Williams de- scribing the agreement as “non-ex-existent.”

According to Williams, the pro-proposed funding structure would ac-actually put 100 percent of the cost on the federal government because the state burden would bee covered fully by federal investment grants and loans.

Williams noted Congress is poised to start discussing infra-infrastructure legislation inin “the coming weeks.”