Calendar No. 667

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2002

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the National Railposes. road Passenger Corporation, and for other purSEPTEMBER 28 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported with an amendment
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Calendar No. 667

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2002

To authorize appropriations for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation,

and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 25 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1994

Mr. EXON introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

SEPTEMBER 28 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported by Mr. HOLLINGS, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the National Railroad

Passenger Corporation, 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 ‘‘Amtrak Investment

5 Act of 1994’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 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 (Am5 trak) must provide a quality transportation product

6 in the form of clean, comfortable, and on-time serv7 ice;

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.

10 SEC. 3. WORLD CLASS SERVICE.

11 Section 102(3) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45

12 U.S.C. 501a(3)) is amended to read as follows:

13 ‘‘(3) Management of capital investment by the

14 Corporation in such a way as to provide its cus15 tomers with world class service.’’.

16 SEC. 4. RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

17 Section 308(b) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45

18 U.S.C. 548(b)) is amended—

19 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Corporation

20 shall transmit’’; and

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

22 paragraph:

23 ‘‘(2) The Corporation shall also include in the report

24 required under paragraph (1) projections of the antici25 pated benefits of the projects proposed for funding under
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1 this Act and a report on the benefits actually realized from

2 all projects previously funded under this Act beginning

3 with funds provided in fiscal year 1994. Such report shall

4 include an identification of improvements in the quality

5 of service offered by Amtrak, facility improvements that

6 demonstrate a productivity gain, equipment improvements

7 that lower operating costs, environmental benefits (includ8 ing air quality and land use), enhancements to local trans9 portation needs, enhancements to mobility of physically

10 and economically disadvantaged persons, an improvement

11 to the revenue to cost ratio, reduced dependence on Fed12 eral operating support, and reductions in the need for al13 ternative transportation investments. To the extent prac14 ticable, the benefits addressed in each report shall also be

15 expressed as return on invested capital.’’.

16 SEC. 5. STATE REQUESTED RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE.

17 (a) Section 403(b) of the Rail Passenger Service Act

18 (45 U.S.C. 563(b)) is amended—

19 (1) in paragraph (1)(B) by amending clause

20 (iii) to read as follows:

21 ‘‘(iii) a statement by such State, agency, or per22 son that it agrees to pay in each year of operation

23 of any such service at least—

24 ‘‘(I) 45 percent in the first year of such

25 operation; and
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1 ‘‘(II) 65 percent in each year of operation

2 thereafter,

3 of the long-term avoidable losses of operating such

4 service and at least 50 percent of the associated cap5 ital costs.’’;

6 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through

7 (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;

8 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow9 ing new paragraph:

10 ‘‘(2) The Corporation is authorized to contribute in

11 each year of operation of any service instituted or retained

12 pursuant to this subsection no more than—

13 ‘‘(A) 55 percent in the first year of such oper14 ation; and

15 ‘‘(B) 35 percent in each year of operation

16 thereafter,

17 of the long-term avoidable losses of operating such serv18 ice.’’;

19 (4) in paragraph (4)(A), as so redesignated by

20 paragraph (2) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘para21 graph (1)(B)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘para22 graphs (1)(B) and (2)’’; and

23 (5) in paragraph (4)(B), as so redesignated by

24 paragraph (2) of this subsection, by adding at the

25 end the following new sentence: ‘‘Any such renewal
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1 shall require the State, agency, or person to provide

2 a statement that such State, agency, or person

3 agrees to pay in each year of operation, beginning

4 with the first year of operation of service under such

5 renewed agreement, at least 65 percent of the long6 term avoidable losses of operating such service and

7 at least 50 percent of the associated capital costs.’’.

8 (b) Within 2 years after the date of enactment of this

9 Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a com10 prehensive review of the program of state-assisted rail pas11 senger services operated by the National Railroad Pas12 senger Corporation under section 403(b) of the Rail Pas13 senger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 563(b)) and shall submit

14 a report to the Congress detailing the Secretary’s findings

15 and conclusions, including any recommendations the Sec16 retary may have for revising section 403(b). The Sec17 retary’s report shall address, among other things, whether

18 and at what point services originated under section 403(b)

19 should become a part of the basic system of intercity rail

20 passenger services and shall identify any other avenues for

21 initiating and implementing new rail passenger services.

22 SEC. 6. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

23 Section 704 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regu24 latory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 854) is amended—
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1 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol2 lows:

3 ‘‘(a) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.—The National Rail4 road Passenger Corporation shall make capital improve5 ments for the Northeast Corridor improvement project

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

7 rail passenger service, to enhance capacity for intercity

8 and commuter passenger service, and as otherwise may

9 be necessary to ensure continued reliable high-speed serv10 ice. Such Corporation shall also acquire train equipment

11 to be used on the Northeast Corridor, mitigate environ12 mental impacts related to the Northeast Corridor improve13 ment project, and provide adequate parking at and im14 prove Northeast Corridor rail stations.’’; and

15 (2) in subsection (b)—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘No funds ap17 propriated’’; and

18 (B) by striking paragraph (2).

19 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

20 Section 601 of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45

21 U.S.C. 601) is amended to read as follows:

22 ‘‘SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

23 ‘‘(a) OPERATING EXPENSES.—
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1 ‘‘(1) CORE SYSTEM.—There are authorized to

2 be appropriated to the Secretary for the benefit of

3 the Corporation for operating expenses—

4 ‘‘(A) $363,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;

5 and

6 ‘‘(B) $353,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.

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

8 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for

9 the benefit of the Corporation for meeting its obliga10 tions under section 403(b) of this Act—

11 ‘‘(A) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and

12 ‘‘(B) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.

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

14 to be appropriated to the Secretary for the benefit of the

15 Corporation for capital investment expenditures—

16 ‘‘(1) $252,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, of

17 which not more than $149,000,000 shall be available

18 for rolling stock, not more than $53,000,000 shall

19 be available for fixed facilities, not more than

20 $41,000,000 shall be available to satisfy other cap21 ital investment statutory and regulatory require22 ments, and not more than $9,000,000 shall be avail23 able for other capital projects; and

24 ‘‘(2) $355,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, of

25 which not more than $240,000,000 shall be available
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1 for rolling stock, not more than $65,000,000 shall

2 be available for fixed facilities, not more than

3 $35,000,000 shall be available to satisfy other cap4 ital investment statutory and regulatory require5 ments, and not more than $15,000,000 shall be

6 available for other capital projects.

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

8 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the

9 benefit of the Corporation $90,000,000 for fiscal year

10 1995 to be used for engineering, design, and construction

11 activities to enable the James A. Farley Post Office in

12 New York, New York, to be used as a train station and

13 commercial center and for necessary improvements and re14 development of the existing Pennsylvania Station and as15 sociated service building in New York, New York.

16 ‘‘(d) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT

17 PROJECT.—There are authorized to be appropriated to

18 the Secretary for the benefit of the Corporation for mak19 ing capital expenditures under section 704(a) of the Rail20 road Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976

21 (45 U.S.C. 854(a)) such sums as may be necessary.

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

23 to be appropriated to the Secretary $156,000,000 for fis24 cal year 1995 and $165,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 for

25 the payment of—
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1 ‘‘(1) tax liabilities under section 3221 of the In2 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 due in such fiscal

3 years in excess of amounts needed to fund benefits

4 for individuals who retire from the Corporation and

5 for their beneficiaries;

6 ‘‘(2) obligations of the Corporation under sec7 tion 8(a) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance

8 Act (45 U.S.C. 358(a)) due in such fiscal years in

9 excess of its obligations calculated on an experience10 rated basis; and

11 ‘‘(3) obligations of the Corporation due under

12 section 3321 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

13 ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds

14 appropriated pursuant to this section shall be available to

15 the Secretary during the fiscal year for which appro16 priated, except that appropriations for capital investments

17 may be made in an appropriations Act for a fiscal year

18 preceding the fiscal year in which the appropriation is to

19 be available for obligation. Funds appropriated are au20 thorized to remain available until expended. Appropriated

21 funds shall be paid by the Secretary to the Corporation

22 for expenditure in accordance with the Secretary’s budget

23 request as approved or modified by Congress at the time

24 of appropriation. Payments by the Secretary to the Cor25 poration of appropriated funds shall be made no more fre-
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1 quently than every 90 days, unless the Corporation, for

2 good cause, requests more frequent payment before expi3 ration of any 90-day period.’’.

4 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

5 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rail Investment Act

6 of 1994’’.

7 TITLE I—AMTRAK

8 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Amtrak Investment Act

10 of 1994’’.

11 SEC. 102. FINDINGS.

12 The Congress finds that—

13 (1) intercity rail passenger service is an essential

14 component of the integrated national transportation

15 system; however, to achieve its full potential the Na16 tional Railroad Passenger Corporation (herein also

17 referred to as ‘‘Amtrak’’) must provide a quality

18 transportation product in the form of clean, com19 fortable, and on time service;

20 (2) Amtrak’s management and employees are

21 dedicated to providing the high quality service that

22 Amtrak’s customers deserve; however, additional cap23 ital investment is needed to acquire the modern

24 equipment and efficient facilities that are essential to
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1 satisfy the demand for superior intercity rail pas2 senger service;

3 (3) significant levels of Federal capital invest4 ment will enable Amtrak to provide the world class

5 service American rail passengers deserve, and will re6 duce operating costs in the long term;

7 (4) Amtrak’s management should be held ac8 countable to ensure that all capital investment by the

9 Federal Government is effectively used to improve the

10 quality of service and the long-term financial health

11 of Amtrak;

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

13 officio member of Amtrak’s board of directors, should

14 use this position to evaluate Amtrak’s costs and reve15 nue elements to ensure that Amtrak provides excellent

16 service to its customers and that Amtrak uses its Fed17 eral investment wisely and efficiently; and

18 (6) States can play a significant role in provid19 ing cost efficient intercity rail passenger transpor20 tation and in addressing local transportation needs

21 and air quality control.

22 SEC. 103. WORLD CLASS SERVICE.

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

24 amended by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as (12)
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1 and (13), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (9)

2 the following:

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

4 as to provide customers with world class service;

5 ‘‘(11) treat all passengers with respect, courtesy,

6 and dignity;’’.

7 SEC. 104. RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

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

9 amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as (3), and by in10 serting after paragraph (1) the following:

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

12 under paragraph (1) projections of the anticipated

13 benefits of the projects proposed for funding under

14 this part and a report on the benefits actually real15 ized from all projects previously funded under this

16 part or the Rail Passenger Service Act beginning with

17 funds provided in fiscal year 1994. The report shall

18 include an identification of improvements in the

19 quality of service offered by Amtrak, facility improve20 ments that demonstrate a productivity gain, equip21 ment improvements that lower operating costs, envi22 ronmental benefits (including air quality and land

23 use benefits), enhancements to local transportation

24 needs, enhancements to mobility of physically and

25 economically disadvantaged persons, any improve-
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1 ment of the revenue-to-cost ratio, any reduced depend2 ence on Federal operating support, and reductions in

3 the need for alternative transportation investments.

4 To the extent practicable, the benefits addressed in

5 each report shall also be expressed as return on in6 vested capital.’’.

7 SEC. 105. STATE REQUESTED RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE.

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

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

10 ‘‘(C) a statement by such State, agency, or

11 person that it agrees to pay in each year of oper12 ation of any such service at least—

13 ‘‘(i) 45 percent in the first year of such

14 operation; and

15 ‘‘(ii) 65 percent in each year of oper16 ation thereafter,

17 of the long-term avoidable losses of operating

18 such service and at least 50 percent of the associ19 ated capital costs.’’.

20 (b) AMTRAK CONTRIBUTION LIMIT.—Section 24704 of

21 title 49, United States Code, is amended—

22 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘After’’; and

23 (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
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1 ‘‘(2) Amtrak is authorized to contribute in each

2 year of operation of any service instituted or retained

3 pursuant to this subsection no more than—

4 ‘‘(A) 55 percent in the first year of such op5 eration; and

6 ‘‘(B) 35 percent in each year of operation

7 thereafter, of the long-term avoidable losses of op8 erating such service.’’.

9 (c) RENEWALS.—Section 24704(b)(2) of title 49, Unit10 ed States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof

11 the following: ‘‘Any such renewal shall require the State,

12 agency, or person to provide a statement that such State,

13 agency, or person agrees to pay in each year of operation,

14 beginning with the first year of operation of service under

15 such renewed agreement, at least 65 percent of the long16 term avoidable losses of operating such service and at least

17 50 percent of the associated capital costs.’’.

18 (d) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—Within 2 years after

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor20 tation shall conduct a comprehensive review of the program

21 of State-assisted rail passenger services operated by the Na22 tional Railroad Passenger Corporation under section 24704

23 of title 49, United States Code, and shall submit a report

24 to the Congress detailing the Secretary’s findings and con25 clusions, including any recommendations the Secretary
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1 may have for revising that section. The Secretary’s report

2 shall address, among other things, whether and at what

3 point services originated under that section should become

4 a part of the basic system of intercity rail passenger services

5 and shall identify any other avenues for initiating and im6 plementing new rail passenger services.

7 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

8 24704(b)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended

9 by inserting ‘‘and subsection (e)(2)’’ before the semicolon.

10 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub11 sections (a) and (b) of this section shall apply only with

12 respect to fiscal year 1997 and subsequent fiscal years.

13 SEC. 106. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

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

15 title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

16 ‘‘(a) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.—The National Rail17 road Passenger Corporation shall make capital improve18 ments for the Northeast Corridor improvement project

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

20 rail passenger service, to enhance capacity for intercity and

21 commuter passenger service, and as otherwise may be nec22 essary to ensure continued reliable high-speed service. Such

23 Corporation shall also acquire train equipment to be used

24 on the Northeast Corridor, mitigate environmental impacts

25 related to the Northeast Corridor improvement project, and
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1 provide adequate parking at and improve Northeast Cor2 ridor rail stations.’’.

3 (b) SUBSTITUTION AND DEFERRAL NO LONGER AL4 LOWED.—Section 24909 of title 49, United States Code, is

5 amended by striking subsection (e).

6 SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

8 amended to read as follows:

9 ‘‘§ 24104. Authorization of appropriations

10 ‘‘(a) OPERATING EXPENSES.—

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

12 appropriated to the Secretary for the benefit of Am13 trak for operating expenses—

14 ‘‘(A) $363,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and

15 ‘‘(B) $353,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.

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

17 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the

18 benefit of Amtrak for meeting its obligations under

19 section 24704 of this title—

20 ‘‘(A) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and

21 ‘‘(B) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.

22 ‘‘(b) CAPITAL INVESTMENT.—There are authorized to

23 be appropriated to the Secretary for the benefit of Amtrak

24 for capital investment expenditures—

25 ‘‘(1) $252,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and
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1 ‘‘(2) $360,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.

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

3 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the

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

5 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 to be used for engineering,

6 design, and construction activities to enable the James A.

7 Farley Post Office in New York, New York, to be used as

8 a train station and commercial center and for necessary

9 improvements and redevelopment of the existing Pennsylva10 nia Station and associated service building in New York,

11 New York.

12 ‘‘(d) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT

13 PROJECT.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the

14 Secretary for the benefit of Amtrak for making capital ex15 penditures under section 24909 of this title $250,000,000

16 for fiscal year 1995; $275,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and

17 $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.

18 ‘‘(e) MANDATORY PAYMENTS.—There are authorized to

19 be appropriated to the Secretary $156,000,000 for fiscal

20 year 1995 and $165,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the

21 payment of—

22 ‘‘(1) tax liabilities under section 3221 of the In23 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 due in such fiscal years

24 in excess of amounts needed to fund benefits for indi-
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1 viduals who retire from Amtrak and for their bene2 ficiaries;

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

4 the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45

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

6 its obligations calculated on an experience-rated basis;

7 and

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

9 3321 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

10 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Notwith11 standing section 6304 of title 31, United States Code, funds

12 for operating expenses appropriated under this section for

13 fiscal years 1995 and 1996 shall be provided to Amtrak

14 upon appropriation when requested by Amtrak.’’.

15 SEC. 108. LEGALIZATION OF CERTAIN CONVEYANCES.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi17 sion of law to the contrary but subject to subsection (c),

18 the conveyances described in subsection (b) are hereby vali19 dated to the extent that the conveyances would have been

20 legal or valid if the land involved in the conveyances had

21 been held by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company

22 under absolute or fee-simple title.

23 (b) CONVEYANCES.—The conveyances described in this

24 subsection are the conveyances made by the Southern Pa-
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1 cific Transportation Company on or before December 12,

2 1992, that—

3 (1) formed part of a railroad right-of-way grant4 ed to the Central Pacific Railroad Company of Cali5 fornia, or its successors or assigns, by the Federal

6 Government; and

7 (2) are located within the boundaries of the

8 downtown redevelopment area of the City of Reno,

9 Nevada (as defined and determined by the Secretary

10 of Transportation, in consultation with the appro11 priate official of the City of Reno, Nevada).

12 (c) FILING OF INSTRUMENTS.—As soon as practicable

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of

14 Transportation shall file for recordation in the real prop15 erty records of Washoe County, Nevada, such instruments

16 as are necessary to document the conveyances described in

17 subsection (b) that are validated under subsection (a).

18 SEC. 109. MISSOURI RIVER CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT PRO19 GRAM.

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

21 of enactment of this Act, Amtrak, in consultation with offi22 cials of the affected States and private rail carriers, shall

23 develop and submit to the Congress a report addressing the

24 feasibility, efficiency, and effectiveness of instituting rail

25 passenger service between Kansas City, Missouri, and
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1 Omaha, Nebraska, as well as potential extensions or connec2 tions of service in the States of Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri,

3 Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, and

4 Kansas that might enhance the ridership or revenues of Am5 trak service. The report shall compare estimated costs and

6 revenues of this service to other existing and planned inter7 city rail passenger operations and identify the benefits such

8 service might provide in helping Amtrak to provide a bal9 anced system of intercity rail passenger transportation. The

10 report shall identify the capital and operating costs associ11 ated with such operations and possible sources of support

12 for these costs, including operation of this service as part

13 of the basic system of intercity rail passenger transpor14 tation provided under section 24701 of title 49, United

15 States Code, or operation of this service in cooperation with

16 the affected States under section 24704 of such title.

17 (b) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—To the extent of funds ap18 propriated under subsection (d), Amtrak shall carry out a

19 Missouri River Corridor Development Program the purpose

20 of which is to improve intermodal rail station facilities in

21 the Missouri River Corridor used or planned for use in Am22 trak service, and to purchase rail passenger equipment to

23 be used in connection with existing or planned Amtrak serv24 ice in the Missouri River Corridor. In selecting from among

25 eligible projects, Amtrak shall choose projects that will con-
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1 tribute to increased ridership, revenues, or the development

2 of significant intermodal transportation facilities.

3 (c) COST SHARING.—Fifty percent of the cost of im4 provements or capital acquisitions made under subsection

5 (b) shall be paid by a State, local, or regional transpor6 tation authority or other responsible party. Amtrak may

7 enter into agreements under which Amtrak will carry out

8 the necessary improvements or capital acquisitions and be

9 reimbursed by the responsible party or parties.

10 (d) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro11 priated to the Secretary of Transportation for fiscal year

12 1995 not more than $7,000,000, such sums to remain avail13 able until expended, for use by, or for the benefit of, Amtrak

14 for making capital expenditures associated with the Mis15 souri River Corridor Development Program in carrying out

16 subsection (b).

17 (e) DEFINITION.—As used in this title, the term ‘‘Mis18 souri River Corridor’’ means Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri,

19 Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, and

20 Kansas.

21 SEC. 110. EXEMPTIONS FOR NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IM22 PROVEMENT PROJECT.

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

24 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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1 ‘‘(m) APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS AND PROCEDURES.—

2 For the purpose of any State or local requirement for per3 mit or other approval for construction of any improvement

4 undertaken by Amtrak as part of the Northeast Corridor

5 Improvement Project, the exemptions and procedures appli6 cable to a project undertaken by the Federal Government

7 or an agency thereof shall apply.’’.

8 SEC. 111. BOSTON-NEW HAVEN ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT.

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

10 amended—

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

12 under’’; and

13 (2) by adding at the end the following new para14 graph:

15 ‘‘(2)(A) Amtrak shall design and construct the elec16 trification system between Boston, Massachusetts, and New

17 Haven, Connecticut, to accommodate the installation of a

18 third mainline track between Davisville and Central Falls,

19 Rhode Island, to be used for double-stack freight service to

20 and from the Port of Davisville. Wherever practicable, Am21 trak shall use portal structures and realign existing tracks

22 on undergrade and overgrade bridges to minimize the width

23 of the right-of-way required to add the third track. Amtrak

24 shall take such other steps as may be required to coordinate

25 and facilitate design and constructions work.
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1 ‘‘(B) Amtrak shall, not later than 6 months after the

2 date of enactment of the Amtrak Investment Act of 1994,

3 transmit to the Congress a report detailing its electrifica4 tion design between Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode Is5 land, and describing efforts to comply with this para6 graph.’’.

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 following

11 new section:

12 § ‘‘24316. Capital and equipment acquisition account

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Amtrak shall establish a Cap14 ital and Equipment Acquisition Account. Amounts in this

15 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 Capital

23 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; and

2 ‘‘(3) amounts from any other source to the extent

3 authorized by Federal law.’’.

4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for

5 chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by

6 adding at the end the following new item:

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

7 SEC. 113. COLUMBUS AND GREENVILLE RAILWAY.

8 (a) REDEMPTION OF OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS AND

9 LIABILITIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

10 the Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary of the

11 Treasury, if a holder of any of the obligations, shall allow

12 the Delta Transportation Company, doing business as the

13 Columbus and Greenville Railway, to redeem the obliga14 tions and liabilities of such company which remain out15 standing under sections 505 and 511 of the Railroad Revi16 talization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C.

17 825 and 831).

18 (b) VALUE.—For purposes of subsection (a), the value

19 of each of the obligations and liabilities shall be an amount

20 equal to the value established under the Federal Credit Re21 form Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).

22 SEC. 114. BOARD MEMBER.

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

24 is amended by inserting before the period a comma and

25 the following: ‘‘one of such members shall be specially quali-
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1 fied to represent the interests of rail passengers and shall

2 be selected from a list of 3 qualified individuals rec3 ommended by the National Association of Railroad Pas4 sengers.’’.

5 SEC. 115. PILOT PROGRAM.

6 Amtrak shall conduct a pilot program to explore fea7 sible means of increasing non-federal revenues through the

8 sale of concessions on trains and the sale of advertising

9 space on trains and in rail stations. The pilot program

10 should accommodate existing contracting agreements be11 tween Amtrak and relevant labor groups.

12 SEC. 116. COOPERATION WITH STUDY.

13 Amtrak shall cooperate with the efforts of the Virginia

14 State Department of Transportation in designing and car15 rying out a study on the feasibility of reestablishing rail

16 service between Washington, D. C., and Bristol, Virginia.

17 SEC. 117. CENTRAL ARTERY RAIL LINK.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the prelimi19 nary engineering and design for the rail conneciton between

20 North Station and South Station in Boston, Massachusetts,

21 Amtrak shall develop a plan for final design and construc22 tion of the Central Artery Rail Link to enable intercity and

23 intracity passenger service between North Station and

24 South Station in Boston, Massachusetts. While this plan

25 shall utilize construction efficiencies available to the Central
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1 Artery Rail Link based on its physical and schedule com2 patibility to the Central Artery Tunnel Project, Amtrak is

3 directed to work with the Federal Highway Administration

4 to ensure that the rail link shall have no significant impact

5 on the the Central Artery Tunnel Project design and con6 struction schedule. Based upon the findings of the Federal

7 Transit Administration’s feasibility study and financial

8 analysis, Amtrak is directed to identify a dedicated source

9 of funding, other than the Federal Highway Trust Fund,

10 within the Department of Transportation for completion of

11 the project.

12 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

13 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the bene14 fit of Amtrak $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and

15 $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 for the engineering, design,

16 and construction of excavation support walls for the Central

17 Artery Tunnel Project to facilitate construction of a rail

18 tunnel under the depressed section of the highway. Amtrak

19 is authorized to contribute no more than 80 percent of the

20 total cost of engineering, design, and construction.

21 SEC. 118. EMERGENCY TRAINING AND RESPONSE.

22 (a) TASK FORCE.—The National Railroad Passenger

23 Corporation, together with representatives from each of the

24 on-board service and operating crafts and unions, shall

25 form a task force to consider recommendations for improv-
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1 ing emergency training and performance of on-board serv2 ice and operating crew members. A representative of the

3 Federal Railroad Administration shall serve on the task

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

5 90 days following the date of enactment of this section.

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

7 formed under subsection (a) shall consider, at a mini8 mum—

9 (1) whether the Corporation’s emergency train10 ing an drill program as presently constituted is ade11 quate, and if not, in what ways it can be augmented

12 or improved;

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

14 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, should be required for

15 all on-board service crew members;

16 (3) whether the Corporation’s requirements with

17 respect to employee responsibilities for passenger evac18 uation, emergency communications, crew coordina19 tion, and disaster response should be coordinated; and

20 (4) whether certification of the Corporation’s

21 emergency training program and evacuation proce22 dures by the Federal Railroad Administration is war23 ranted.

24 In considering the matters described in paragraphs (1)

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1 ommendations and findings by the National Transpor2 tation Safety Board.

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

4 force shall report to the Committee on Energy and Com5 merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee

6 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate

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

8 of actions implemented to date and recommendations for

9 future action.

10 TITLE II—LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT

11 ASSISTANCE

12 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

14 amended—

15 (1) by inserting after paragraph (1)(B) the fol16 lowing:

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

18 ending September 30 of 1995, 1996, and 1997.’’;

19 and

20 (2) by striking ‘‘any period after September 30,

21 1994,’’ in paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘any period

22 after September 30, 1997,’’.
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1 SEC. 202. DISASTER FUNDING FOR RAILROADS.

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

3 amended by redesignating subsection (d) as (e), and by in4 serting after subsection (c) the following:

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

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

7 has occurred and that it is necessary to repair and

8 rebuild rail lines damaged as a result of such disas9 ter. If the Secretary makes declaration under this

10 paragraph, the Secretary may—

11 ‘‘(A) waive the requirements of this section;

12 ‘‘(B) consider the extent to which the State

13 has available unexpended local rail freight as14 sistance funds or available repaid loans; and

15 ‘‘(C) prescribe the form and time for appli16 cations for assistance made available herein.

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

18 under this subsection unless emergency disaster relief

19 funds are appropriated for that purpose.

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

21 remain available until expended.’’.

22 SEC. 203. GRADE-CROSSING ELIGIBILITY

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

24 amended——

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

26 paragraph (2);
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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of para2 graph (3) and inserting a semicolon and the word

3 ‘‘and’’; and

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

5 new paragraph:

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

7 grade crossing or series of railroad grade crossings.’’.

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