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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4766 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit further extension of 

requirement to implement positive train control beyond December 31, 

2018, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 11, 2018 

Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 

SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. HECK, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 

SMITH of Washington, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Ms. DELBENE) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit further 

extension of requirement to implement positive train control beyond December 31, 2018, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Positive Train Control 

5 Implementation and Financing Act of 2018’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FURTHER EXTENSION OF RE2 QUIREMENT TO IMPLEMENT POSITIVE TRAIN 

3 CONTROL. 

4 Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

7 (A) by striking subparagraph (B); 

8 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) 

9 and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec10 tively; 

11 (C) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated 

12 by subparagraph (B)) by striking ‘‘, including 

13 any alternative schedule and sequence, as appli14 cable,’’; and 

15 (D) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated 

16 by subparagraph (B)) by striking ‘‘including 

17 any amendments or any alternative schedule 

18 and sequence approved by the Secretary under 

19 paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘including any 

20 amendments to such plan’’; 

21 (2) by striking subsection (a)(3); 

22 (3) in subsection (c)(1)(C) by striking ‘‘or sub23 section (a)(2)(B)’’; 

24 (4) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘or any al25 ternative schedule and sequence approved by the 

26 Secretary’’; 


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1 (5) in subsection (e)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 

3 the end; 

4 (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘sub5 section (a)(2)(C); and’’ and inserting ‘‘sub6 section (a)(2)(B).’’; and 

7 (C) by striking paragraph (4); and 

8 (6) by striking subsection (g)(4)(A)(iii) and in9 serting the following: 

10 ‘‘(iii) requiring the submission, as 

11 part of the revised plan under subsection 

12 (a)(1), of only a schedule and sequence 

13 under subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii)(VII).’’. 

14 SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT 

15 POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL. 

16 Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is fur17 ther amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(m) GRANTS FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES TO IMPLE19 MENT POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

21 grants to entities providing regularly scheduled 

22 intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation 

23 to implement positive train control systems under 

24 this section. 


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1 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec3 retary to carry out paragraph (1) $2,572,000,000, 

4 to remain available until December 31, 2018.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF CERTAIN NEW 

6 ROUTES. 

7 Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is fur8 ther amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(n) PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF CERTAIN NEW

10 ROUTES.—An entity providing regularly scheduled inter11 city or commuter rail passenger transportation may not 

12 begin service on any new route that is subject to the re13 quirements of this section unless a positive train control 

14 system is fully implemented and operational on such 

15 route.’’. 

16 SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

17 (a) QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL PROGRESS RE18 PORTS.—Amtrak shall include in each annual progress re19 port required under 20157(c) of title 49, United States 

20 Code, and each quarterly progress report required by the 

21 Federal Railroad Administration a detailed status report 

22 on the progress made toward implementing a positive 

23 train control system on each route Amtrak owns or oper24 ates intercity passenger rail transportation, including the 

25 Northeast Corridor, each long distance route, and each 


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1 State-supported route. Amtrak shall provide such informa2 tion by route and include, at a minimum, the information 

3 required on the Federal Railroad Administration’s Quar4 terly PTC Progress Report Form (FRA F 6180.165). 

5 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 

6 ‘‘Northeast Corridor’’, ‘‘long distance route’’, and ‘‘State7 supported route’’ have the meanings given the terms in 

8 section 24102 of title 49, United States Code. 

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