To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to adopt the repair-in-place method for track maintenance and rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-3002
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2021-05-04
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires Amtrak to include the adoption of a repair-in-place method for any track maintenance or rehabilitation as part of its regional maintenance plan.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3002 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 4, 2021 Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to adopt the repair-in-place method for track maintenance and rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

1. Repair-in-place Section 24305(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) the adoption of the repair-in-place method for any track maintenance or rehabilitation; .