(A) 50 percent of all trains by 2030; 
(B) all new trains by 2035; and 
(C) all locomotives by 2047; 
(4) to reconnect communities divided by rail-
roads through infrastructure improvements that ex-
pand freight and passenger rail capacity; 
(5) to protect the safety and health of rail 
workers and nearby communities; 
(6) to ensure current and future rail infrastruc-
ture is climate resilient; 
(7) to realize high-quality service that is trip- 
time competitive with other intercity travel options; 
and 
(8) to facilitate a viable mode shift from short- 
haul flights to passenger rail between targeted city 
pairs. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A State awarded a grant under 
this section may use funds from such grant to advance 
rail planning and operations by— 
(1) hiring and retaining staff; 
(2) pooling funds with other States to advance 
interstate initiatives and projects; 
(3) making improvements to existing rail infra-
structure; 
(4) constructing new rail infrastructure; 
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(5) carrying out such other rail activities as the 
Secretary determines appropriate, including studying 
the impacts on freight rail operations and ridership 
and operations coordination; 
(6) operating intercity passenger rail service; 
and 
(7) preparing applications for competitive Fed-
eral grant programs. 
(e) FORMULA.—In allocating grant funds among the 
States, the Administrator shall— 
(1) ensure that each State receives not less 
than $5,000,000, annually over a 5-year period; and 
(2) determine a method of apportionment that 
fairly distributes funds based on the existing and fu-
ture demand for rail service in a State. 
(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator, in 
coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, Amtrak, and 
the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, 
shall provide technical assistance to States and commu-
nities to assist with the development of State rail plans. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
$3,500,000,000 for the 5-year period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2025, to provide grants under this section. 
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SEC. 4. GREEN RAILROADS FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, may award competitive grants to eligible entities 
described in subsection (c) to enable or improve electrified 
rail operations. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To apply for a grant under 
this section an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary in such manner as the Sec-
retary may reasonably require. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each application sub-
mitted in accordance with paragraph (1) shall in-
clude— 
(A) a plan for robust engagement that de-
tails a public notice process that requires— 
(i) notification online and in relevant 
print sources written in languages used 
within the area reasonably affected by the 
proposed grant; 
(ii) opportunities for public meetings 
and comment; and 
(iii) other information relevant to the 
project to be made publicly available; 
(B) a plan that details how— 
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(i) the project will safeguard or im-
prove the local environment and public 
health; and 
(ii) environmental and public health 
stressors will be monitored and minimized 
during the project; 
(C) a description of wage and apprentice-
ship requirements for individuals employed to 
construct, operate, and maintain rail electrifica-
tion infrastructure; and 
(D) a transition plan that examines the 
impact of the proposed project on the workforce 
of the eligible entity, including— 
(i) identifying skills gaps, training 
needs, and retraining needs of the work-
force; 
(ii) a plan to operate and maintain in-
frastructure of the project using existing 
insourced workforce; 
(iii) a plan to avoid displacement of 
the workforce and to transition any dis-
placed workers to new jobs created by the 
project; 
(iv) identifying the steps the eligible 
entity will take to offset any identified neg-
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ative impact or potential displacement of 
the workforce, including how the entity will 
use the funds from the grant and its own 
funding to implement the transition plan; 
and 
(v) a description of how the eligible 
entity will work with any organizations 
representing the workforce to implement 
the transition plan. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An eligible entity described 
in this subsection is any of the following: 
(1) A State. 
(2) A group of States. 
(3) An interstate compact. 
(4) A public agency or a publicly chartered au-
thority established by one or more States. 
(5) A political subdivision of a State. 
(6) Amtrak or any other rail carrier that pro-
vides intercity rail passenger transportation. 
(7) A class I railroad in partnership with at 
least 1 of the entities described in paragraphs (1) 
through (5). 
(8) A class II or III railroad. 
(9) A Federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
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(10) A rail equipment manufacturer in partner-
ship with at least 1 of the entities described in para-
graphs (1) through (5). 
(11) A public utility. 
(12) A nonprofit labor organization rep-
resenting a class or craft of employees of rail car-
riers or rail carrier contractors. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity awarded a 
grant under this section may use funds from such grant— 
(1) to purchase railroad lines and right of way 
from other railroads that host Amtrak or other 
intercity passenger rail transportation for new elec-
trification infrastructure; 
(2) to rebuild or improve existing locomotives, 
trains, or MU locomotives to enable such trains and 
locomotives to use electrification infrastructure; 
(3) to install or improve existing rail electrifica-
tion infrastructure; 
(4) to build new rail corridors with electrifica-
tion infrastructure; 
(5) to update rail yards by adding electrifica-
tion infrastructure; 
(6) to lease or acquire an easement along a 
right of way for electrification infrastructure; 
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(7) to purchase or lease electric locomotives, 
MU locomotives, and trains or rolling stock; 
(8) to ensure new electrification infrastructure 
is climate resilient; 
(9) to engage in robust engagement with com-
munities; and 
(10) for workforce development and training to 
support the maintenance, deployment, and operation 
of electric locomotives, MU locomotives, and trains. 
(e) LABOR REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A project funded by a grant 
awarded under this section shall— 
(A) use project labor agreements; 
(B) use enforceable agreements to hire 
from local communities; and 
(C) for any freight train or light engine 
used in connection with the movement of 
freight, require a crew consisting of at least 2 
individuals, one of whom is certified under reg-
ulations promulgated by the Administration as 
a locomotive engineer pursuant to section 
20135 of title 49, United States Code, and the 
other of whom is certified under regulations 
promulgated by the Administration as a con-
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ductor pursuant to section 20163 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(f) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that 
will— 
(1) reduce air pollution in environmental justice 
communities; and 
(2) expand high performance passenger rail. 
(g) BENEFITS FOR OTHER PROGRAMS.—An eligible 
entity that receives a grant under this section and is eligi-
ble for other rail grant programs described by this Act 
shall receive priority for additional funding under such 
programs for rail electrification infrastructure projects. 
Entities awarded grants under other programs in this Act 
may be awarded a grant under this section when applica-
ble. 
(h) STUDY ON TRANSMISSION CO-LOCATION WITH 
RAIL ELECTRIFICATION INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Administrator, and 
in consultation with the Department of Energy, the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and any 
other agency deemed relevant by the Secretary and 
the Administrator, shall conduct a study to evaluate 
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the feasibility, benefits, equity impacts, and chal-
lenges of co-locating electric transmission infrastruc-
ture within the same right-of-way or adjacent to rail 
corridors as part of efforts to minimize land use, 
streamline permitting processes, support rail elec-
trification, expand renewable energy capacity, reduce 
community impacts of new infrastructure, improve 
safety, and ensure fair access to infrastructure bene-
fits for all communities. 
(2) OUTCOMES AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(A) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.—In car-
rying out the study required under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may recommend the estab-
lishment of an interagency task force to facili-
tate ongoing coordination among Federal, state, 
and local, and private entities to advance 
projects involving transmission and rail elec-
trification infrastructure. 
(B) DESIGNATED PRIORITY CORRIDORS.— 
In carrying out the study required under para-
graph (1), the Secretary may— 
(i) propose a framework to designate 
priority corridors for co-located trans-
mission and rail electrification projects; 
and 
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(ii) recommend how such projects 
should be incentivized. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
$50,000,000,000 for the 5-year period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2025, to provide grants under this section. 
SEC. 5. EXPANSION OF PASSENGER RAIL AND HIGH-PER-
FORMANCE RAIL. 
(a) FEDERAL-STATE INTERCITY PARTNERSHIP PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for the Federal-State Intercity Partnership 
program $80,000,000,000 for the 5-year period be-
ginning on October 1, 2025. 
(2) PRIORITY HIGH-PERFORMANCE RAIL.—Sec-
tion 24911(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) the Secretary shall give priority to projects 
that install or upgrade infrastructure that will en-
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able high-performance passenger rail along new or 
existing rail corridors regardless of the location of 
such projects within the United States;’’. 
(3) 
COST
BENEFIT
ANALYSIS.—Section 
24911(d)(3)(B)(i) of title 49, United States Code, as 
redesignated, is amended— 
(A) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subclause (V), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(VI) anticipated positive im-
pacts of the project’s efforts to elec-
trify the corridor, or make improve-
ments to allow for electrification in-
frastructure (as defined in the All 
Aboard Act of 2025) in the future;’’. 
(b) CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
AND 
SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $30,000,000,000 for the 5-year period begin-
ning on October 1, 2025, to provide grants author-
ized under section 22907 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
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