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(5) freight railroad carriers whose tracks may 
be used for such service; and 
(6) other entities determined appropriate by the 
Administrator. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The working group shall— 
(1) evaluate all options for restoring intercity 
rail passenger service in the Gulf Coast region, in-
cluding options outlined in the report transmitted to 
Congress pursuant to section 226 of the Passenger 
Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–432); 
(2) select a preferred option for restoring such 
service; 
(3) develop a prioritized inventory of capital 
projects and other actions required to restore such 
service and cost estimates for such projects or ac-
tions; and 
(4) identify Federal and non-Federal funding 
sources required to restore such service, including 
options for entering into public-private partnerships 
to restore such service. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the working group shall transmit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
in the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Senate a 
report that includes— 
(1) the preferred option selected under sub-
section (c)(2) and the reasons for selecting such op-
tion; 
(2) the information described in subsection 
(c)(3); 
(3) the funding sources identified under sub-
section (c)(4); 
(4) the costs and benefits of restoring intercity 
rail passenger transportation in the region; and 
(5) any other information the working group 
determines appropriate. 
SEC. 307. MISCELLANEOUS. 
(a) TITLE 49 AMENDMENTS.—Title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 22106(b), by striking ‘‘interest 
thereof’’ and inserting ‘‘interest thereon’’; 
(2) in section 24101(b), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 
(3) in section 24706— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘a dis-
continuance under section 24704 or or’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 24704 or’’; and 
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(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 
24704 or’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The item 
relating to section 24316 in the table of sections for chap-
ter 243 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Plan to as-
sist’’ and inserting ‘‘Plans to address needs of’’. 
(c) PASSENGER RAIL INVESTMENT AND IMPROVE-
MENT ACT AMENDMENTS.—Section 305 of the Passenger 
Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 
24101 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘equip-
ment manufacturers,’’ the following: ‘‘nonprofit or-
ganizations representing employees who perform 
overhaul and maintenance of passenger railroad 
equipment,’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, and may es-
tablish a corporation, which may be owned or joint-
ly-owned by Amtrak, participating States, or other 
entities, to perform these functions’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘and estab-
lishing a jointly-owned corporation to manage that 
equipment’’. 
SEC. 308. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR EXPRESS SERVICE. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Northeast Corridor Infra-
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structure and Operations Advisory Committee, in con-
sultation with Amtrak, shall transmit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that 
analyzes the implementation of nonstop, high-speed ex-
press passenger rail service between Washington, District 
of Columbia, and New York, New York, and between New 
York, New York, and Boston, Massachusetts. The report 
shall consider— 
(1) estimated trip time, ridership, revenue, total 
cost, capacity, and other metrics for each service; 
(2) impacts on existing Amtrak and commuter 
rail services; and 
(3) impacts on Northeast Corridor infrastruc-
ture. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the transmittal of the report required under subsection 
(a), the Amtrak Board of Directors shall consider imple-
menting such services. 
TITLE IV—PROJECT DELIVERY 
SEC. 401. PROJECT DELIVERY RULEMAKING. 
(a) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin 
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a rulemaking to govern the Federal review, permitting, 
and approval or disapproval of— 
(1) freight railroad and intercity rail passenger 
transportation infrastructure projects, including 
those that are carried out or planned to be carried 
out with the use of Federal funds administered by 
the Department of Transportation through a grant, 
contract, loan, or other financing instrument; and 
(2) commuter rail passenger transportation (as 
defined in section 24102(3) of title 49, United 
States Code) infrastructure projects that are funded 
in whole or in part through a direct loan or loan 
guarantee under title V of the Railroad Revitaliza-
tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 
801 et seq.). 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall complete the 
rulemaking required under subsection (a) not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS
AND
CONSIDERATIONS.—The 
rulemaking under subsection (a) shall include procedures 
that— 
(1) reduce the aggregate time for review and 
permitting of infrastructure projects described under 
subsection (a) while preserving existing statutory re-
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