He has also been promised a legislative slot for a major transport bill in the next session.
The 18-month delay in securing the transport bill was a sign of Downing Street's uneasiness with Mr Prescott's plans.
The first minister said the forthcoming Transport Bill will aim to "continue our modernisation programme for Scotland's transport system".
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Though the transport bill was modest in every way, it immediately gave rise to opposition charges that the government was anti-car.
For once, the Senate is a step ahead of the House, having managed to pass a transport bill with bipartisan support.
The transport bill, traditionally a prime source of bacon, does not disappoint.
Mr Prescott has already been told that there is no room for a major transport bill in the next session of Parliament.
Councillors recently agreed to introduce new charges for post-16 students from September as part of its plan to reduce the school transport bill.
Two months after the bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, the Senate approved a transport and housing bill that included money for a stadium in Montana and a museum in Las Vegas.
At home, the Budget featured increased spending on health, education and transport while a backbench bill to outlaw hunting with hounds was blocked by the opposition.
Earlier this month, Transport and Environment Minister, Sarah Boyack, formally introduced the Transport (Scotland) Bill which would give local authorities powers to introduce charges for entering polluted and congested city centres.
The sustainable transport group Sustrans Cymru said the bill was a practical response to high childhood obesity rates in Wales.
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi lost his one-vote majority after a dissenting MP reportedly voted against the budget bill in protest over transport reforms.
Transport Minister Carl Sargeant has launched the bill at a Cardiff school.
Friction Dynamics has also been criticised by former Plaid Cymru leader and Caernarfon AM Dafydd Wigley and Bill Morris, leader of the Transport and General Workers' Union.
Friction Dynamics has come in for criticism from former Plaid Cymru leader and Caernarfon AM Dafydd Wigley and Bill Morris, leader of the Transport and General Workers' Union.
Shadow transport minister Jim Fitzpatrick said Labour supported the bill in principle, but indicated that his party's MPs could seek to make changes as the legislation began more detailed scrutiny in its passage through Parliament.
And the Transport Committee has a session on the Draft Civil Aviation Bill.
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Footing the bill for professional players, horses, grooms and transport has its rewards.
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