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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 674

Entitled the ‘‘Rail Investment Act of 1995’’.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 4 (legislative day, MARCH 27), 1995

Mr. EXON (for himself, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. KERRY, and Mr. MOYNIHAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

Entitled the ‘‘Rail Investment Act of 1995’’.

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 ‘‘Rail Investment Act

5 of 1995’’.

6 TITLE I—RAIL INVESTMENT ACT OF 1995

7 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

8 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Rail Investment and

9 Efficiency Act of 1995’’.

10 SEC. 102. FINDINGS.

11 The Congress finds that—
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1 (1) intercity rail passenger service is an essen2 tial component of the integrated national transpor3 tation system; however, to achieve its full potential

4 the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (herein

5 also referred to as ‘‘Amtrak’’) must provide a qual6 ity transportation product in the form of clean, com7 fortable, and on time service;

8 (2) Amtrak’s management and employees are

9 dedicated to providing the high quality service that

10 Amtrak’s customers deserve; however, additional

11 capital investment is needed to acquire the modern

12 equipment and efficient facilities that are essential

13 to satisfy the demand for superior intercity rail pas14 senger service;

15 (3) significant levels of Federal capital invest16 ment will enable Amtrak to provide the world class

17 service American rail passengers deserve, and will

18 reduce operating costs in the long term;

19 (4) Amtrak’s management should be held ac20 countable to ensure that all capital investment by

21 the Federal Government is effectively used to im22 prove the quality of service and the long-term finan23 cial health of Amtrak;

24 (5) the Secretary of Transportation, as an ex

25 officio member of Amtrak’s board of directors,
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1 should use this position to evaluate Amtrak’s costs

2 and revenue elements to ensure that Amtrak pro3 vides excellent service to its customers and that Am4 trak uses its Federal investment wisely and effi5 ciently; and

6 (6) States can play a significant role in provid7 ing cost efficient intercity rail passenger transpor8 tation and in addressing local transportation needs

9 and air quality control and should be given the max10 imum flexibility in their use of funds authorized by

11 the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency

12 Act of 1991, in order to provide transportation serv13 ices to their citizens.

14 SEC. 103. WORLD CLASS SERVICE.

15 Section 24101(c) of title 49, United States Code, is

16 amended by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as

17 (12) and (13), respectively, and inserting after paragraph

18 (9) the following:

19 ‘‘(10) manage capital investment in such a way

20 as to provide customers with world class service;

21 ‘‘(11) treat all passengers with respect, cour22 tesy, and dignity;’’.
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1 SEC. 104. RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

2 Section 24315(b) of title 49, United States Code, is

3 amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as (3), and by

4 inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

5 ‘‘(2) Amtrak shall include in the report required

6 under paragraph (1) projections of the anticipated

7 benefits of the project proposed for funding under

8 this part and a report on the benefits actually real9 ized from all projects previously funded under this

10 part or the Rail Passenger Service Act beginning

11 with funds provided in fiscal year 1995. The report

12 shall include an identification of improvements in

13 the quality of service offered by Amtrak, facility im14 provements that demonstrate a productivity gain,

15 equipment improvements that lower operating costs,

16 environmental benefits (including air quality and

17 land use benefits), enhancements to local transpor18 tation needs, enhancements to mobility of physically

19 and economically disadvantaged persons, any im20 provement of the revenue-to-cost ratio, any reduced

21 dependence on Federal operating support, and re22 ductions in the need for alternative transportation

23 investments. To the extent practicable, the benefits

24 addressed in each report shall also be expressed as

25 return on invested capital.’’.
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1 SEC. 105. STATE REQUESTED RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE.

2 (a) FINANCING.—Section 24704(a)(1)(C) of title 49,

3 United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

4 ‘‘(C) include a statement by such State,

5 agency, or person that it agrees to pay in each

6 year of operation of any such service a portion,

7 to be negotiated with the President of Amtrak

8 and mutually agreed upon, of the long-term

9 avoidable losses of operating such service and

10 the associated capital costs.’’.

11 (b) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—The Secretary of

12 Transportation shall conduct a comprehensive review of

13 the program of State-assisted rail passenger services oper14 ated by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

15 under section 24704 of title 49, United States Code, and

16 shall submit a report to the Congress detailing Amtrak’s

17 findings with affected section 403(b) States and conclu18 sions, including any recommendations Amtrak may have

19 with respect to the payment for such State-assisted rail

20 passenger service. The report shall address, among other

21 things, how and under what terms and conditions services

22 originated under that section shall be paid for and shall

23 identify any other avenues for initiating and implementing

24 new rail passenger services.
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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

2 this section shall apply only with respect to fiscal year

3 1997 and subsequent fiscal years.

4 SEC. 106. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

5 (a) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 24909(a) of

6 title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as fol7 lows:

8 ‘‘(a) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.—The National Rail9 road Passenger Corporation shall make capital improve10 ments for the Northeast Corridor improvement project

11 under this title as necessary to operate reliable, high-speed

12 rail passenger service, to enhance capacity for intercity

13 and commuter passenger service, and as otherwise may

14 be necessary to ensure continued reliable high-speed serv15 ice. Such Corporation shall also acquire train equipment

16 to be used on the Northeast Corridor, mitigate environ17 mental impacts related to the Northeast Corridor improve18 ment project, and provide adequate parking at and im19 prove Northeast Corridor rail stations.’’.

20 (b) SUBSTITUTION AND DEFERRAL NO LONGER AL21 LOWED.—Section 24909 of title 49, United States Code,

22 is amended by striking subsection (e).

23 SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

24 Section 24104 of title 49, United States Code, is

25 amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘§ 24104. Authorization of appropriations

2 ‘‘(a) OPERATING EXPENSES.—

3 ‘‘(1) CORE SYSTEM.—There are authorized to

4 be appropriated to the Secretary for the benefit of

5 Amtrak for operating expenses $260,000,000 for fis6 cal year 1996.

7 ‘‘(2) STATE REQUESTED SERVICE.—There are

8 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for

9 the benefit of Amtrak for meeting its obligations

10 under section 24704 of this title $17,000,000 for fis11 cal year 1996.

12 ‘‘(b) CAPITAL INVESTMENT.—There are authorized

13 to be appropriated to the Secretary for the benefit of Am14 trak for capital investment expenditures $365,000,000 for

15 fiscal year 1996.

16 ‘‘(c) INTERCITY RAIL PASSENGER STATION.—There

17 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the

18 benefit of Amtrak $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and

19 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 to be used for engineer20 ing, design, and construction activities to enable the

21 James A. Farley Post Office in New York, New York, to

22 be used as a train station and commercial center and for

23 necessary improvements and redevelopment of the existing

24 Pennsylvania Station and associated service building in

25 New York, New York.
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1 ‘‘(d) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT

2 PROJECT.—There are authorized to be appropriated to

3 the Secretary for the benefit of Amtrak for making capital

4 expenditures under section 24909 of this title

5 $235,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.

6 ‘‘(e) MANDATORY PAYMENTS.—There are authorized

7 to be appropriated to the Secretary $120,000,000 for fis8 cal year 1996 for the payment of—

9 ‘‘(1) tax liabilities under section 3221 of the In10 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 due in such fiscal

11 years in excess of amounts needed to fund benefits

12 for individuals who retire from Amtrak and for their

13 beneficiaries;

14 ‘‘(2) obligations of Amtrak under section 8(a)

15 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45

16 U.S.C. 358(a)) due in such fiscal years in excess of

17 its obligations calculated on an experience-rated

18 basis; and

19 ‘‘(3) obligations of Amtrak due under section

20 3321 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

21 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Not22 withstanding section 6304 of title 31, United States Code,

23 funds for operating expenses appropriate under this sec24 tion for fiscal year 1996 shall be provided to Amtrak upon

25 appropriation when requested by Amtrak.
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1 ‘‘(g) EXCLUSION OF ON-TIME PERFORMANCE PAY2 MENTS.—Amounts expended by Amtrak to other railroad

3 entities as payment for the entities, on-time performance

4 shall be excluded from the calculation of the rail entities’

5 income.’’.

6 SEC. 108. LEGALIZATION OF CERTAIN CONVEYANCES.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi8 sion of law to the contrary but subject to subsection (c),

9 the conveyances described in subsection (b) are hereby

10 validated to the extent that the conveyances would have

11 been legal or valid if the land involved in the conveyances

12 had been held by the Southern Pacific Transportation

13 Company under absolute or free-simple title.

14 (b) CONVEYANCES.—The conveyances described in

15 this subsection are the conveyances made by the Southern

16 Pacific Transportation Company on or before December

17 12, 1992, that—

18 (1) formed part of a railroad right-of-way

19 granted to the Central Pacific Railroad Company of

20 California, or its successors or assigns, by the Fed21 eral Government; and

22 (2) are located within the boundaries of the

23 downtown redevelopment area of the City of Reno,

24 Nevada (as defined and determined by the Secretary
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1 of Transportation, in consultation with the appro2 priate official of the City of Reno, Nevada).

3 (c) FILING OF INSTRUMENTS.—As soon as prac4 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec5 retary of Transportation shall file for recordation in the

6 real property records of Washoe County, Nevada, such in7 struments as are necessary to document the conveyances

8 described in subsection (b) that are validated under sub9 section (a).

10 SEC. 109. MISSOURI RIVER CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT PRO11 GRAM.

12 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Within 6 months of the

13 date of enactment of this Act, Amtrak, in consultation

14 with officials of the affected States and private rail car15 riers, shall develop and submit to the Congress a report

16 addressing the feasibility, efficiency, and effectiveness of

17 instituting rail passenger service between Kansas City,

18 Missouri, and Omaha, Nebraska, as well as potential ex19 tensions or connections of service in the States of Iowa,

20 Nebraska, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Da21 kota, Oklahoma, and Kansas that might enhance the rid22 ership or revenues of Amtrak service. The report shall

23 compare estimated costs and revenues of this service to

24 other existing and planned intercity rail passenger oper25 ations and identify the benefits such service might provide
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1 in helping Amtrak to provide a balanced system of inter2 city rail passenger transportation. The report shall iden3 tify the capital and operating costs associated with such

4 operations and possible sources of support for these costs,

5 including operation of this service as part of the basic sys6 tem of intercity rail passenger transportation provided

7 under section 24701 of title 49, United States Code, or

8 operation of this service in cooperation with the affected

9 States under section 24704 of such title.

10 (b) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—To the extent of funds ap11 propriated under subsection (d), Amtrak shall carry out

12 a Missouri River Corridor Development Program the pur13 pose of which is to improve intermodal rail station facili14 ties in the Missouri River Corridor used or planned for

15 use in Amtrak service, and to purchase rail passenger

16 equipment to be used in connection with existing or

17 planned Amtrak service in the Missouri River Corridor.

18 In selecting from among eligible projects, Amtrak shall

19 choose projects that will contribute to increased ridership,

20 revenues, or the development of significant intermodal

21 transportation facilities.

22 (c) COST SHARING.—Fifty percent of the cost of im23 provements or capital acquisitions made under subsection

24 (b) shall be paid by a State, local, or regional transpor25 tation authority or other responsible party. Amtrak may
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1 enter into agreements under which Amtrak will carry out

2 the necessary improvements or capital acquisitions and be

3 reimbursed by the responsible party or parties.

4 (d) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro5 priated to the Secretary of Transportation for fiscal year

6 1996 not more than $7,000,000, such sums to remain

7 available until expended, for use by, or for the benefit of,

8 Amtrak for making capital expenditures associated with

9 the Missouri River Corridor Development Program in car10 rying out subsection (b).

11 (e) DEFINITION.—As used in this title, the term

12 ‘‘Missouri River Corridor’’ means Iowa, Nebraska, Mis13 souri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma,

14 and Kansas.

15 SEC. 110. EXEMPTIONS FOR NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IM16 PROVEMENT PROJECT.

17 Section 24902 of title 49, United States Code, is

18 amended by adding at the end the following new sub19 section:

20 ‘‘(m) APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS AND PROCE21 DURES.—For the purpose of any State or local require22 ment for permit or other approval for construction of any

23 improvement undertaken by Amtrak as part of the North24 east Corridor Improvement Project, the exemptions and
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1 procedures applicable to a project undertaken by the Fed2 eral Government or an agency thereof shall apply.’’.

3 SEC. 111. BOSTON-NEW HAVEN ELECTRIFICATION

4 PROJECT.

5 Section 24902(f) of title 49, United States Code, is

6 amended—

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Improvements

8 under’’; and

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new

10 paragraph:

11 ‘‘(2)(A) Amtrak shall design and construct the elec12 trification system between Boston, Massachusetts, and

13 New Haven, Connecticut, to accommodate the installation

14 of a third mainline track with an overhead clearance of

15 20′7′′ between Davisville and the Boston Switch at Central

16 Falls, Rhode Island, to be used for double-stack and tri17 level automobile freight service to and from the Port of

18 Davisville. Wherever practicable, Amtrak shall use portal

19 structures with foundations of adequate depth and realign

20 existing tracks on and near undergrade and overgrade

21 bridges to minimize the width of the right-of-way required

22 to add the third track. Amtrak shall take such other steps

23 as may be required to coordinate and facilitate design and

24 construction work.
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1 ‘‘(B) Amtrak shall, not later than 6 months after the

2 date of enactment of the Rail Investment Act of 1995,

3 transmit to the Congress a report detailing its electrifica4 tion design between Davisville and the Boston Switch at

5 Central Falls, Rhode Island, and describing efforts to

6 comply with this paragraph.’’.

7 SEC. 112. CAPITAL AND EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION AC8 COUNT.

9 (a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 243 of title 49, United

10 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow11 ing new section:

12 § 24316. Capital and equipment acquisition account

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Amtrak shall establish a

14 Capital and Equipment Acquisition Account. Amounts in

15 this account shall be used—

16 ‘‘(1) to acquire passenger equipment and loco17 motives;

18 ‘‘(2) to encourage State and local investment in

19 facilities and equipment used to provide intercity rail

20 passenger transportation; and

21 ‘‘(3) to address other critical capital priorities.

22 ‘‘(b) DEPOSITS.—Amtrak may deposit into the Cap23 ital and Equipment Acquisition Account—

24 ‘‘(1) payments received for the use of its equip25 ment or facilities;
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1 ‘‘(2) claims recovered by Amtrak;

2 ‘‘(3) amounts from any other source to the ex3 tent authorized by Federal law; and

4 ‘‘(4) amounts paid by Amtrak as taxes on the

5 cost of fuel required for its operations.’’.

6 ‘‘(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

7 for chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amend8 ed by adding at the end the following new item:

‘‘24316. Capital and equipment acquisition account.’’.

9 SEC. 113. BOARD MEMBER.

10 Section 24302(a)(1)(E) of title 49, United States

11 Code, is amended by inserting before the period a comma

12 and the following: ‘‘one of such members shall be specially

13 qualified to represent the interests of rail passengers and

14 shall be selected from a list of three qualified individuals

15 recommended by the National Association of Railroad

16 Passengers.’’.

17 SEC. 114. PILOT PROGRAM.

18 Amtrak shall implement a program to increase non19 Federal revenues through the sale of concessions and use

20 of vending machines on trains and the sale of advertising

21 space on trains and in rail stations. The program should

22 accommodate existing contracting agreements between

23 Amtrak and relevant labor groups.
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1 SEC. 115. COOPERATION WITH STUDY.

2 Amtrak shall cooperate with the efforts of the Vir3 ginia State Department of Transportation in designing

4 and carrying out a study on the feasibility of reestablish5 ing rail service between Washington, DC, and Bristol, Vir6 ginia.

7 SEC. 116. RAIL AND MOTOR CARRIER PASSENGER SERVICE.

8 Notwithstanding any other provision of law Amtrak

9 and motor carriers of passengers are authorized—

10 (1) to combine or package their respective serv11 ices and facilities to the public as a means of in12 creasing revenues;

13 (2) to coordinate schedules, routes, rates, res14 ervations, ticketing to provide for enhanced Inter15 modal surface transportation.

16 Such authority shall be subject to the review of the Inter17 state Commerce Commission or its successor and such au18 thority may be modified or revoked by the Interstate Com19 merce Commission or its successor if in the public interest.

20 SEC. 117. CENTRAL ARTERY RAIL LINK.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the prelimi22 nary engineering and design for the rail connection be23 tween North Station and South Station in Boston, Massa24 chusetts, Amtrak shall develop a plan for final design and

25 construction of the Central Artery Rail Link to enable

26 intercity and intracity passenger service between North
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1 Station and South Station in Boston, Massachusetts.

2 While this plan shall utilize construction efficiencies avail3 able to the Central Artery Rail Link based on its physical

4 and schedule compatibility to the Central Artery Tunnel

5 Project, Amtrak is directed to work with the Federal

6 Highway Administration to ensure that the rail link shall

7 have no significant impact on the Central Artery Tunnel

8 Project design and construction schedule. Based upon the

9 findings of the Federal Transit Administration’s feasibility

10 study and financial analysis, Amtrak is directed to identify

11 a dedicated source of funding, other than the Federal

12 Highway Trust Fund, within the Department of Trans13 portation for completion of the project.

14 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

15 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the

16 benefit of Amtrak $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and

17 $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 for the engineering, de18 sign, and construction of excavation support walls for the

19 Central Artery Tunnel Project to facilitate construction of

20 a rail tunnel under the depressed section of the highway.

21 Amtrak is authorized to contribute no more than 80 per22 cent of the total cost of engineering, design, and construc23 tion.
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1 SEC. 118. EMERGENCY TRAINING AND RESPONSE.

2 (a) TASK FORCE.—The National Railroad passenger

3 Corporation, together with representatives from each of

4 the on-board service and operating crafts and unions, shall

5 form a task force to consider recommendations for improv6 ing emergency training and performance of on-board serv7 ice and operating crew members. A representative of the

8 Federal Railroad Administration shall serve on the task

9 force. The task force shall convene its first meeting within

10 90 days following the date of enactment of this section.

11 (b) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—The task force

12 formed under subsection (a) shall consider, at a mini13 mum—

14 (1) whether the Corporation’s emergency train15 ing an drill program as presently constituted is ade16 quate, and if not, in what ways it can be augmented

17 or improved;

18 (2) whether medical first-aid training, including

19 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, should be required

20 for all on-board service crew members;

21 (3) whether the Corporation’s requirements

22 with respect to employee responsibilities for pas23 senger evacuation, emergency communications, crew

24 coordination, and disaster response should be coordi25 nated; and
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1 (4) whether certification of the Corporation’s

2 emergency training program and evacuation proce3 dures by the Federal Railroad Administration is

4 warranted.

5 In considering the matters described in paragraphs (1)

6 through (4), the task force shall address relevant prior

7 recommendations and findings by the National Transpor8 tation Safety Board.

9 (c) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 1995, the task

10 force shall report to the Committee on Energy and Com11 merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee

12 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate

13 on its findings in subsection (b), together with a summary

14 of actions implemented to date and recommendations for

15 future action.

16 TITLE II—LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT

17 ASSISTANCE

18 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

19 Section 22108(a) of title 49, United States Code, is

20 amended—

21 (1) by inserting after paragraph (1)(B) the fol22 lowing:

23 ‘‘(C) $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal

24 years ending September 30 of 1995, 1996, and

25 1997.’’; and
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘any period after September 30,

2 1994,’’ in paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘any period

3 after September 30, 1997,’’.

4 SEC. 202. DISASTER FUNDING FOR RAILROADS.

5 Section 22101 of title 49, United States Code, is

6 amended by redesignating subsection (d) as (e), and by

7 inserting after subsection (c) the following:

8 ‘‘(d) DISASTER FUNDING FOR RAILROADS.—

9 ‘‘(1) The Secretary may declare that a disaster

10 has occurred and that it is necessary to repair and

11 rebuild rail lines damaged as a result of such disas12 ter. If the Secretary makes declaration under this

13 paragraph, the Secretary may—

14 ‘‘(A) waive the requirements of this sec15 tion;

16 ‘‘(B) consider the extent to which the

17 State has available unexpended local rail freight

18 assistance funds or available repaid loans; and

19 ‘‘(C) prescribe the form and time for appli20 cations for assistance made available herein.

21 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not provide assistance

22 under this subsection unless emergency disaster re23 lief funds are appropriated for that purpose.

24 ‘‘(3) Funds provided under this subsection shall

25 remain available until expended.’’.
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1 SEC. 203. GRADE-CROSSING ELIGIBILITY.

2 Section 22101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is

3 amended—

4 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in

5 paragraph (2);

6 (2) by striking the period at the end of para7 graph (3) and inserting a semicolon; and

8 (3) by adding at the end thereof the following

9 new paragraphs:

10 ‘‘(4) the cost of closing or improving a railroad

11 grade crossing or series of railroad grade crossings;

12 and

13 ‘‘(5) the cost of creating a State supervised

14 grain car pool.’’.

15 SEC. 204. DEDICATED TRUST FUND.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 243 of title 49, United

17 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow18 ing new section:

19 ‘‘§ 24316. Capital and Equipment Acquisition Account

20 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Amtrak shall establish a

21 Capital and Equipment Acquisition Account. Amounts in

22 this account shall be used by Amtrak to—

23 ‘‘(1) acquire passenger equipment and loco24 motives;
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1 ‘‘(2) encourage State and local investment in

2 facilities and equipment used to provide intercity rail

3 passenger transportation; and

4 ‘‘(3) address other critical capital priorities.

5 ‘‘(b) DEPOSITS.—Amtrak may deposit into the Cap6 ital and Equipment Acquisition Account—

7 ‘‘(1) payments received for the use of its equip8 ment or facilities;

9 ‘‘(2) claims recovered by Amtrak; and

10 ‘‘(3) amounts from any other source to the ex11 tent authorized by Federal law.’’.

12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

13 for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing item:

‘‘24316. Capital and equipment acquisition account.’’.

15 SEC. 205. GRANT RELEASE DATE.

16 Section 24104 of title 49, United States Code, is

17 amended by striking the last sentence of subsection (d)

18 and inserting the following: ‘‘In each fiscal year in which

19 amounts are authorized under this section, amounts ap20 propriated shall be paid to Amtrak on the first day of the

21 fiscal year.’’.

22 SEC. 206. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVI23 SIONS.

24 The following provisions of title 49, United States

25 Code, are repealed:
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1 ‘‘(1) The first sentence of section 24302(d).

2 ‘‘(2) Section 24305.

3 ‘‘(3) Section 24307(b).

4 ‘‘(4) Section 24310(b).

5 ‘‘(5) Section 24313.

6 ‘‘(6) Section 24314.

7 ‘‘(7) Section 24315(a)(2).

8 ‘‘(8) Chapter 245 except subsections (g) and

9 (h) of section 24501.

10 ‘‘(9) Section 24702.

11 ‘‘(10) Section 24706(c)(6).

12 ‘‘(11) Section 24903.

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