Title: Positive Train Control Implementation and Financing Act of 2018
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Positive Train Control Implementation and Financing Act of 2018
This bill amends federal transportation law to repeal provisions authorizing a railroad to include in any revised plan to implement a positive train control system an alternative schedule and sequence for implementing such system. Under current law, a railroad is required to submit a revised plan for implementing a positive train control system by December 31, 2018. The bill prohibits further extensions of such deadline.
The Department of Transportation shall provide grants to entities providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation to implement positive train control systems. An entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation may not begin service on any new route unless a positive train control system is fully implemented and operational on such route.
The bill requires the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to provide a detailed status report on progress in implementing a positive train control system on each of its routes.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4766 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4766

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit further extension of 
  requirement to implement positive train control beyond December 31, 
                     2018, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2018

 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
 Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Heck, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Smith of 
  Washington, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms. DelBene) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit further extension of 
  requirement to implement positive train control beyond December 31, 
                     2018, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Train Control 
Implementation and Financing Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FURTHER EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO IMPLEMENT 
              POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL.

    Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (B);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) and (D) as 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;
                    (C) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)) by striking ``, including any 
                alternative schedule and sequence, as applicable,''; 
                and
                    (D) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)) by striking ``including any 
                amendments or any alternative schedule and sequence 
                approved by the Secretary under paragraph (3)'' and 
                inserting ``including any amendments to such plan'';
            (2) by striking subsection (a)(3);
            (3) in subsection (c)(1)(C) by striking ``or subsection 
        (a)(2)(B)'';
            (4) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``or any alternative 
        schedule and sequence approved by the Secretary'';
            (5) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``subsection 
                (a)(2)(C); and'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (a)(2)(B).''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (4); and
            (6) by striking subsection (g)(4)(A)(iii) and inserting the 
        following:
                            ``(iii) requiring the submission, as part 
                        of the revised plan under subsection (a)(1), of 
                        only a schedule and sequence under subsection 
                        (a)(2)(A)(iii)(VII).''.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT POSITIVE TRAIN 
              CONTROL.

    Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Grants for Certain Entities To Implement Positive Train 
Control.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide grants to 
        entities providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter 
        rail passenger transportation to implement positive train 
        control systems under this section.
            ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
        paragraph (1) $2,572,000,000, to remain available until 
        December 31, 2018.''.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF CERTAIN NEW ROUTES.

    Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) Prohibition on Provision of Certain New Routes.--An entity 
providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger 
transportation may not begin service on any new route that is subject 
to the requirements of this section unless a positive train control 
system is fully implemented and operational on such route.''.

SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Quarterly and Annual Progress Reports.--Amtrak shall include in 
each annual progress report required under 20157(c) of title 49, United 
States Code, and each quarterly progress report required by the Federal 
Railroad Administration a detailed status report on the progress made 
toward implementing a positive train control system on each route 
Amtrak owns or operates intercity passenger rail transportation, 
including the Northeast Corridor, each long distance route, and each 
State-supported route. Amtrak shall provide such information by route 
and include, at a minimum, the information required on the Federal 
Railroad Administration's Quarterly PTC Progress Report Form (FRA F 
6180.165).
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Northeast 
Corridor'', ``long distance route'', and ``State-supported route'' have 
the meanings given the terms in section 24102 of title 49, United 
States Code.
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