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Union Calendar No. 434 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6003 
[Report No. 110–690] 
To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2008 
Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. MICA, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. 
SHUSTER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. 
TAUSCHER, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. SPACE, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, 
Mr. FILNER, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. CARNEY, Ms. 
HIRONO, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. HALL of New 
York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 
HOLDEN, and Mr. KAGEN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. FARR, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and Mr. CLAY 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 8, 2008] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Passenger Rail Invest-
ment and Improvement Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amend-
ment to a section or other provision of law, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi-
sion of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Amendment of title 49, United States Code. 
Sec. 3. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 101. Authorization for Amtrak capital and operating expenses and State 
capital grants. 
Sec. 102. Repayment of long-term debt and capital leases. 
Sec. 103. Other authorizations. 
Sec. 104. Tunnel project. 
TITLE II—AMTRAK REFORM AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 201. National railroad passenger transportation system defined. 
Sec. 202. Amtrak Board of Directors. 
Sec. 203. Establishment of improved financial accounting system. 
Sec. 204. Development of 5-year financial plan. 
Sec. 205. Establishment of grant process. 
Sec. 206. State-supported routes. 
Sec. 207. Metrics and standards. 
Sec. 208. Northeast Corridor state-of-good-repair plan. 
Sec. 209. Northeast Corridor infrastructure and operations improvements. 
Sec. 210. Restructuring long-term debt and capital leases. 
Sec. 211. Study of compliance requirements at existing intercity rail stations. 
Sec. 212. Oversight of Amtrak’s compliance with accessibility requirements. 
Sec. 213. Access to Amtrak equipment and services. 
Sec. 214. General Amtrak provisions. 
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Sec. 215. Amtrak management accountability. 
Sec. 216. Passenger rail study. 
Sec. 217. Congestion grants. 
Sec. 218. Plan for restoration of service. 
Sec. 219. Locomotive biofuel study. 
Sec. 220. Study of the use of biobased lubricants. 
Sec. 221. Applicability of Buy American Act. 
Sec. 222. Intercity passenger rail service performance. 
Sec. 223. Amtrak Inspector General utilization study. 
Sec. 224. Amtrak service preference study. 
TITLE III—INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL POLICY 
Sec. 301. Capital assistance for intercity passenger rail service; State rail plans. 
Sec. 302. State rail plans. 
Sec. 303. Next generation corridor train equipment pool. 
Sec. 304. Rail cooperative research program. 
Sec. 305. Passenger rail system comparison study. 
TITLE IV—COMMUTER RAIL TRANSIT ENHANCEMENT 
Sec. 401. Commuter rail transit enhancement. 
TITLE V—HIGH-SPEED RAIL 
Sec. 501. High-speed rail corridor program. 
Sec. 502. Additional high-speed projects. 
Sec. 503. High-speed rail study. 
Sec. 504. Grant conditions. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION FOR AMTRAK CAPITAL AND OP-
ERATING EXPENSES AND STATE CAPITAL 
GRANTS. 
(a) OPERATING GRANTS.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use 
of Amtrak for operating costs the following amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2009, $525,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2010, $600,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2011, $614,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2012, $638,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2013, $654,000,000. 
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(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Out of the amounts au-
thorized under subsection (a), there are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the Office 
of the Inspector General of Amtrak the following amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2009, $20,368,900. 
(2) For fiscal year 2010, $22,586,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2011, $24,337,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2012, $26,236,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2013, $28,287,000. 
(c) AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLI-
ANCE.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for compli-
ance with the requirements of the Americans With Disabil-
ities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) the following 
amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2009, $68,500,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2010, $240,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2011, $240,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2012, $240,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2013, $240,000,000. 
(d) CAPITAL GRANTS.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use 
of Amtrak for capital projects (as defined in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) of section 24401(2) of title 49, United States 
Code) to bring the Northeast Corridor (as defined in section 
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24102(a)) to a state-of-good-repair, for capital expenses of 
the national rail passenger transportation system, and for 
purposes of making capital grants under section 24402 of 
that title to States, the following amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2009, $1,202,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2010, $1,321,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2011, $1,321,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2012, $1,427,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2013, $1,427,000,000. 
(e) AMOUNTS
FOR
STATE
GRANTS.—Out of the 
amounts authorized under subsection (d), the following per-
centage shall be available each fiscal year for capital grants 
to States under section 24402 of title 49, United States 
Code, to be administered by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation: 
(1) 41.60 percent for fiscal year 2009. 
(2) 38 percent for fiscal year 2010. 
(3) 38 percent for fiscal year 2011. 
(4) 35 percent for fiscal year 2012. 
(5) 35 percent for fiscal year 2013. 
(f) PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.—The Sec-
retary may withhold up to 1⁄2 of 1 percent of amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to subsection (d) for the costs of project 
management oversight of capital projects carried out by 
Amtrak. 
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SEC. 102. REPAYMENT OF LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL 
LEASES. 
(a) AMTRAK PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS.— 
(1) PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON DEBT SERV-
ICE.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for 
retirement of principal and payment of interest on 
loans for capital equipment, or capital leases, not 
more than the following amounts: 
(A) For fiscal year 2009, $345,000,000. 
(B) For fiscal year 2010, $345,000,000. 
(C) For fiscal year 2011, $345,000,000. 
(D) For fiscal year 2012, $345,000,000. 
(E) For fiscal year 2013, $345,000,000. 
(2) EARLY BUYOUT OPTION.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation such sums as may be necessary for the use of 
Amtrak for the payment of costs associated with early 
buyout options if the exercise of those options is deter-
mined to be advantageous to Amtrak. 
(3) LEGAL EFFECT OF PAYMENTS UNDER THIS 
SECTION.—The payment of principal and interest on 
secured debt, with the proceeds of grants authorized 
by this section shall not— 
(A) modify the extent or nature of any in-
debtedness of the National Railroad Passenger 
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Corporation to the United States in existence of 
the date of enactment of this Act; 
(B) change the private nature of Amtrak’s 
or its successors’ liabilities; or 
(C) imply any Federal guarantee or com-
mitment to amortize Amtrak’s outstanding in-
debtedness. 
SEC. 103. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Transportation— 
(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2013 to carry out the rail cooperative re-
search program under section 24910 of title 49, 
United States Code; and 
(2) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, to remain 
available until expended, for grants to Amtrak and 
States participating in the Next Generation Corridor 
Train Equipment Pool Committee established under 
section 303 of this Act for the purpose of designing, 
developing specifications for, and initiating the pro-
curement of an initial order of 1 or more types of 
standardized next-generation corridor train equip-
ment and establishing a jointly owned corporation to 
manage that equipment. 
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SEC. 104. TUNNEL PROJECT. 
(a) NEW TUNNEL ALIGNMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
REVIEW.—Not later than September 30, 2013, the Federal 
Railroad Administration, working with Amtrak, the City 
of Baltimore, State of Maryland, and rail operators de-
scribed in subsection (b), shall— 
(1) approve a new rail tunnel alignment in Bal-
timore that will permit an increase in train speed 
and service reliability; and 
(2) ensure completion of the related environ-
mental review process. 
(b) AFFECTED RAIL OPERATORS.—Rail operators 
other than Amtrak may participate in activities described 
in subsection (a) to the extent that they can demonstrate 
the intention and ability to contribute to the construction 
of the new tunnel. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration for carrying out this section $60,000,000 for 
the period encompassing fiscal years 2009 through 2013. 
TITLE II—AMTRAK REFORM AND 
OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS 
SEC. 201. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER TRANSPOR-
TATION SYSTEM DEFINED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24102 is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) 
as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) as so redes-
ignated the following: 
‘‘(5) ‘national rail passenger transportation sys-
tem’ means— 
‘‘(A) the segment of the Northeast Corridor 
between Boston, Massachusetts and Washington, 
DC; 
‘‘(B) rail corridors that have been des-
ignated by the Secretary of Transportation as 
high-speed corridors (other than corridors de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)), but only after they 
have been improved to permit operation of high- 
speed service; 
‘‘(C) long distance routes of more than 750 
miles between endpoints operated by Amtrak as 
of the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail 
Investment and Improvement Act of 2008; and 
‘‘(D) short-distance corridors, or routes of 
not more than 750 miles between endpoints, op-
erated by— 
‘‘(i) Amtrak; or 
‘‘(ii) another rail carrier that receives 
funds under chapter 244.’’. 
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(b) AMTRAK ROUTES WITH STATE FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 247 is amended by 
inserting after section 24701 the following: 
‘‘§ 24702. Transportation requested by States, authori-
ties, and other persons 
‘‘(a) CONTRACTS
FOR
TRANSPORTATION.—Amtrak 
may enter into a contract with a State, a regional or local 
authority, or another person for Amtrak to operate an 
intercity rail service or route not included in the national 
rail passenger transportation system upon such terms as 
the parties thereto may agree. 
‘‘(b) DISCONTINUANCE.—Upon termination of a con-
tract entered into under this section, or the cessation of fi-
nancial support under such a contract by either party, Am-
trak may discontinue such service or route, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The chapter 
analysis for chapter 247 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 24701 the following: 
‘‘24702. Transportation requested by States, authorities, and other persons.’’. 
(c) AMTRAK TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE NON-HIGH- 
SPEED SERVICES.—Nothing in this Act is intended to pre-
clude Amtrak from restoring, improving, or developing non- 
high-speed intercity passenger rail service. 
(d) APPLICABILITY
OF
SECTION
24706.—Section 
24706 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to all serv-
ice over routes provided by Amtrak, notwithstanding any 
provision of section 24701 of this title or any other provi-
sion of this title except section 24702(b).’’. 
SEC. 202. AMTRAK BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24302 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘§ 24302. Board of Directors 
‘‘(a) COMPOSITION AND TERMS.— 
‘‘(1) The Board of Directors of Amtrak is com-
posed of the following 10 directors, each of whom 
must be a citizen of the United States: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(B) The President of Amtrak, who shall 
serve ex officio, as a non-voting member. 
‘‘(C) 8 individuals appointed by the Presi-
dent of the United States, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate, with general business 
and financial experience, experience or qualifica-
tions in transportation, freight and passenger 
rail transportation, travel, hospitality, cruise 
line, and passenger air transportation busi-
nesses, or representatives of employees or users of 
passenger rail transportation or a State govern-
ment. 
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‘‘(2) In selecting individuals described in para-
graph (1) for nominations for appointments to the 
Board, the President shall consult with the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the minority leader of 
the House of Representatives, the majority leader of 
the Senate, and the minority leader of the Senate and 
try to provide adequate and balanced representation 
of the major geographic regions of the United States 
served by Amtrak. 
‘‘(3) An individual appointed under paragraph 
(1)(C) of this subsection serves for 5 years or until the 
individual’s successor is appointed and qualified. Not 
more than 5 individuals appointed under paragraph 
(1)(C) may be members of the same political party. 
‘‘(4) The Board shall elect a chairman and a 
vice chairman from among its membership. The vice 
chairman shall serve as chairman in the absence of 
the chairman. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary may be represented at board 
meetings by the Secretary’s designee. 
‘‘(b) PAY
AND EXPENSES.—Each director not em-
ployed by the United States Government is entitled to $300 
a day when performing Board duties. Each Director is enti-
tled to reimbursement for necessary travel, reasonable secre-
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tarial and professional staff support, and subsistence ex-
penses incurred in attending Board meetings. 
‘‘(c) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Board is filled in 
the same way as the original selection, except that an indi-
vidual appointed by the President of the United States 
under subsection (a)(1)(C) of this section to fill a vacancy 
occurring before the end of the term for which the prede-
cessor of that individual was appointed is appointed for 
the remainder of that term. A vacancy required to be filled 
by appointment under subsection (a)(1)(C) must be filled 
not later than 120 days after the vacancy occurs. 
‘‘(d) QUORUM.—A majority of the members serving 
shall constitute a quorum for doing business. 
‘‘(e) BYLAWS.—The Board may adopt and amend by-
laws governing the operation of Amtrak. The bylaws shall 
be consistent with this part and the articles of incorpora-
tion.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR DIRECTORS’ PROVISION.— 
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act. The members 
of the Amtrak Board serving on the date of enactment of 
this Act may continue to serve for the remainder of the term 
to which they were appointed. 
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SEC. 203. ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVED FINANCIAL AC-
COUNTING SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Amtrak Board of Directors— 
(1) may employ an independent financial con-
sultant with experience in railroad accounting to as-
sist Amtrak in improving Amtrak’s financial ac-
counting and reporting system and practices; 
(2) shall implement a modern financial account-
ing and reporting system not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(3) shall, not later than 90 days after the end of 
each fiscal year through fiscal year 2013— 
(A) submit to Congress a comprehensive re-
port that allocates all of Amtrak’s revenues and 
costs to each of its routes, each of its lines of 
business, and each major activity within each 
route and line of business activity, including— 
(i) train operations; 
(ii) equipment maintenance; 
(iii) food service; 
(iv) sleeping cars; 
(v) ticketing; and 
(vi) reservations; 
(B) include the report described in subpara-
graph (A) in Amtrak’s annual report; and 
(C) post such report on Amtrak’s website. 
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(b) VERIFICATION OF SYSTEM; REPORT.—The Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Transportation shall re-
view the accounting system designed and implemented 
under subsection (a) to ensure that it accomplishes the pur-
poses for which it is intended. The Inspector General shall 
report his findings and conclusions, together with any rec-
ommendations, to the House of Representatives Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 
(c) CATEGORIZATION OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Amtrak Board of Directors shall separately 
categorize routes, assigned revenues, and attributable 
expenses by type of service, including long distance 
routes, State-sponsored routes, commuter contract 
routes, and Northeast Corridor routes. 
(2) NORTHEAST
CORRIDOR.—Amtrak revenues 
generated by freight and commuter railroads oper-
ating on the Northeast Corridor shall be separately 
listed to include the charges per car mile assessed by 
Amtrak to other freight and commuter railroad enti-
ties. 
(3) FIXED OVERHEAD EXPENSES.—Fixed over-
head expenses that are not directly assigned or attrib-
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uted to any route (or group of routes) shall be listed 
separately by line item and expense category. 
SEC. 204. DEVELOPMENT OF 5-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF 5-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN.—The 
Amtrak Board of Directors shall submit an annual budget 
and business plan for Amtrak, and a 5-year financial plan 
for the fiscal year to which that budget and business plan 
relate and the subsequent 4 years, prepared in accordance 
with this section, to the Secretary of Transportation and 
the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation 
no later than— 
(1) the first day of each fiscal year beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(2) the date that is 60 days after the date of en-
actment of an appropriation Act for the fiscal year, 
if later. 
(b) CONTENTS OF 5-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN.—The 5- 
year financial plan for Amtrak shall include, at a min-
imum— 
(1) all projected revenues and expenditures for 
Amtrak, including governmental funding sources; 
(2) projected ridership levels for all Amtrak pas-
senger operations; 
(3) revenue and expenditure forecasts for non- 
passenger operations; 
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(4) capital funding requirements and expendi-
tures necessary to maintain passenger service which 
will accommodate predicted ridership levels and pre-
dicted sources of capital funding; 
(5) operational funding needs, if any, to main-
tain current and projected levels of passenger service, 
including state-supported routes and predicted fund-
ing sources; 
(6) projected capital and operating requirements, 
ridership, and revenue for any new passenger service 
operations or service expansions; 
(7) an assessment of the continuing financial 
stability of Amtrak, such as Amtrak’s ability to effi-
ciently manage its workforce, and Amtrak’s ability to 
effectively provide passenger train service; 
(8) estimates of long-term and short-term debt 
and associated principal and interest payments (both 
current and anticipated); 
(9) annual cash flow forecasts; 
(10) a statement describing methods of esti-
mation and significant assumptions; 
(11) specific measures that demonstrate measur-
able improvement year over year in the financial re-
sults of Amtrak’s operations; 
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(12) prior fiscal year and projected operating 
ratio, cash operating loss, and cash operating loss per 
passenger on a route, business line, and corporate 
basis; 
(13) prior fiscal year and projected specific costs 
and savings estimates resulting from reform initia-
tives; 
(14) prior fiscal year and projected labor pro-
ductivity statistics on a route, business line, and cor-
porate basis; and 
(15) prior fiscal year and projected equipment 
reliability statistics. 
(c) STANDARDS
TO
PROMOTE
FINANCIAL
STA-
BILITY.—In meeting the requirements of subsection (b), Am-
trak shall— 
(1) apply sound budgetary practices, including 
reducing costs and other expenditures, improving pro-
ductivity, increasing revenues, or combinations of 
such practices; 
(2) use the categories specified in the financial 
accounting and reporting system developed under sec-
tion 203 when preparing its 5-year financial plan; 
and 
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