To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to convey of certain properties to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.609 | Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd (R-PA)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill requires the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), on or before June 30, 2021, to convey specific properties to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including the Keystone Line and stations between Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
Amtrak shall be entitled to use the properties conveyed on the same terms and conditions and right to determination by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board as afforded commuter authorities operating over Amtrak's lines, but shall not be entitled to compensation for the conveyances.

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to convey of 
 certain properties to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPEDITED PROPERTY CONVEYANCE.

    Section 24301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(p) Expedited Property Conveyance.--
            ``(1) On or before June 30, 2021:
                    ``(A) Amtrak shall convey to the Commonwealth of 
                Pennsylvania all of its rights and title in--
                            ``(i) the Keystone Line and stations 
                        between Harrisburg and Philadelphia, 
                        Pennsylvania, including all of Amtrak's 
                        passenger stations along that line east of 
                        William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in 
                        Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
                            ``(ii) all of Amtrak's other passenger 
                        stations, excluding Amtrak's William H. Gray 
                        III 30th Street Station and North Philadelphia 
                        Station, located within the Commonwealth along 
                        Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and used for 
                        commuter rail passenger service as of May 1, 
                        2020;
                            ``(iii) sections of track on or along 
                        Amtrak's Northeast Corridor immediately south 
                        of William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in 
                        Philadelphia that are solely used by and 
                        maintained by Southeastern Pennsylvania 
                        Transportation Authority; and
                            ``(iv) Amtrak's obligations to the United 
                        States as determined by the Secretary under 
                        subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Amtrak shall be entitled to use the 
                properties conveyed pursuant to subparagraph (A) on the 
                same terms and conditions and right to determination by 
                the United States Surface Transportation Board as 
                afforded commuter authorities operating over Amtrak's 
                lines pursuant to section 24903.
                    ``(C) The Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) determine what portion of the note 
                        and mortgage the Secretary obtained from Amtrak 
                        to secure the amounts paid by the United States 
                        to acquire Amtrak's Northeast Corridor should 
                        be allocated, based on the original purchase 
                        price paid by the United States, to the 
                        properties to be conveyed under subparagraph 
                        (A); and
                            ``(ii) at the time of the conveyance under 
                        subparagraph (A), assign that portion of the 
                        note and mortgage to the Commonwealth of 
                        Pennsylvania.
            ``(2) Amtrak shall be entitled to no compensation for the 
        conveyances mandated in paragraph (1)(A), and, exclusively for 
        the purposes of this subsection, notwithstanding any other 
        provision of the law, shall be deemed an agency of the United 
        States.''.
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