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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Opportunities and Mitigating 
Emergencies Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Gulf Coast region of the United States was recently 
        decimated by twin natural disasters: Hurricanes Katrina and 
        Rita.
            (2) Hurricane Katrina crashed into the Gulf Coast on August 
        29, 2005, as a category 4 storm.
            (3) At the time of its landing, Hurricane Katrina was 
        recorded as the third strongest hurricane to ever make landfall 
        on the United States, with sustained winds over 140 miles per 
        hour.
            (4) The damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina 
        along the coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and 
        Alabama were unmatched in their breadth and scope.
            (5) A 10- to 30-foot storm surge came ashore on over 200 
        continuous miles of coastline from southeast Louisiana, 
        including Mississippi and Alabama, through to the Florida 
        panhandle.
            (6) The 30-foot storm surge recorded at Biloxi, 
        Mississippi, is the highest ever observed in the United States.
            (7) Hurricane Katrina's storm surge quickly breached the 
        levee system that protected the city of New Orleans from Lake 
        Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River, subsequently flooding 
        at least 80 percent of the city.
            (8) The magnitude of Hurricane Katrina was of such an 
        unprecedented scale that the Federal disaster declarations 
        which followed its destructive path blanketed over 90,000 
        square miles of the United States, an area almost as large as 
        the United Kingdom, displacing more than 1,000,000 people--a 
        humanitarian crisis on a scale unseen in the United States 
        since the Great Depression.
            (9) The storm has now become the most destructive and 
        costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States, 
        resulting in over 1,300 deaths and estimated damage between 
        $70,000,000,000 and $130,000,000,000.
            (10) Less than one month later, on September 24, 2005, the 
        region was battered again, this time by the strongest-measured 
        hurricane to ever have entered the Gulf of Mexico--Hurricane 
        Rita.
            (11) Hurricane Rita came ashore between Texas and Louisiana 
        as a category 3 hurricane, packing winds up to 120 miles per 
        hour and a storm surge of 10 feet.
            (12) A day prior to landfall, the resultant storm surge 
        also reopened some of the levee breaches caused by Hurricane 
        Katrina a month earlier and re-flooded parts of New Orleans.
            (13) Local storm surges of 15 to 20 feet in southwestern 
        Louisiana were reported, and damage was extensive in coastal 
        parishes.
            (14) Thousands of residents and families in the effected 
        States, who lived outside the 100-year flood plain and were 
        told they did not need flood insurance, suffered significant 
        damage to their homes and in many cases total losses.
            (15) These families are currently without any type of 
        permanent shelter or any means by which to acquire such shelter 
        or otherwise make themselves whole, thus crippling the Gulf 
        Coast region and its economy.
            (16) Because of the unprecedented magnitude of the storm 
        and the impact that the devastation of such a large region will 
        have on the United States as a whole, the Federal Government 
        should play a role in providing emergency assistance to these 
        families to help them rebuild and get on with their lives.

SEC. 3. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR PRIMARY RESIDENCES DAMAGED 
              OR DESTROYED BY HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA.

    Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 425. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR PRIMARY RESIDENCES 
              DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director shall provide emergency assistance 
to owners of eligible structures in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Application.--The Director shall provide for owners of 
eligible structures to submit applications for assistance under this 
section in such form, containing such information, and in accordance 
with such procedures, as the Director may require.
    ``(c) Use of Funds; Scope of Coverage.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount of any assistance under this 
        section provided to an owner of an eligible structure in a 
        covered disaster area of a State may be used only for paying--
                    ``(A) the costs of repair, reconstruction, or 
                replacement of such structure or construction or 
                purchase of any other structure (including a 
                manufactured home) to be used as the primary residence 
                of the owner in the covered disaster area of such 
                State; or
                    ``(B) the amount remaining to be paid by the owner 
                on the mortgage of the eligible structure.
            ``(2) Replacement cost.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subsection (d), the 
                amount of any assistance provided under this section 
                shall be based on the replacement cost necessary for 
                repair, reconstruction, or replacement of the eligible 
                structure to its original specifications and standards 
                prior to--
                            ``(i) August 29, 2005, in the case of a 
                        structure damaged by flooding resulting from 
                        Hurricane Katrina; or
                            ``(ii) September 23, 2005, in the case of a 
                        structure damaged by flooding resulting from 
                        Hurricane Rita.
                Such costs shall include adjustments as necessary for 
                compliance with the requirements of subsection 
                (e)(1)(B).
                    ``(B) Documentation.--An owner of an eligible 
                structure applying for assistance under paragraph (1) 
                shall submit to the Director documentation and such 
                other evidence (including a report completed by a 
                State-licensed, nationally-certified home inspector) as 
                the Director may require to establish the replacement 
                cost of the eligible structure under subparagraph (A).
    ``(d) Cost Sharing.--
            ``(1) Federal share.--Subject to subsection (f) and 
        paragraph (2), the Federal share of the cost of assistance 
        provided under this section for an eligible structure that the 
        Director shall pay to the owner of the eligible structure shall 
        be 80 percent of the replacement cost of the eligible structure 
        as determined under subsection (c)(2).
            ``(2) Maximum amount.--The maximum amount of assistance 
        that may be provided to an owner of an eligible structure under 
        this section for such structure may not exceed $150,000.
            ``(3) Optional state share.--If the owner of an eligible 
        structure in a State is provided assistance under this section, 
        the State may provide to the owner 10 percent of the 
        replacement cost of the eligible structure as determined under 
        subsection (c)(2), but not to exceed $15,000.
    ``(e) Requirements Regarding Future Flood Insurance Coverage and 
Mitigation Actions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director may not provide assistance 
        under this section for an eligible structure unless--
                    ``(A) the owner of the property upon which the 
                eligible structure is located has entered into a 
                legally binding agreement with the Director, including 
                such deed restrictions as the Director considers 
                appropriate, to ensure that such owner, and any future 
                owners, will at all times after such assistance is 
                provided under this section with respect to the 
                property, purchase and maintain flood insurance, in 
                perpetuity, for any structures located at any time on 
                the same property on which, at the time of purchase, 
                such eligible structure is located, in an amount at 
                least equal to the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the value of the structure, as 
                        determined by the Director; or
                            ``(ii) the maximum limit of coverage made 
                        available with respect to the particular type 
                        of property under the National Flood Insurance 
                        Program, if such coverage is available; and
                    ``(B) the owner of the property certifies to the 
                Director that any structure constructed, repaired, or 
                reconstructed with such assistance will be constructed, 
                repaired, or reconstructed in accordance with--
                            ``(i) standards established by the 
                        International Code Council in effect at the 
                        time the building permit is issued by the local 
                        government to the owner of the eligible 
                        structure; and
                            ``(ii) any final flood elevations or flood 
                        maps in effect for purposes of the National 
                        Flood Insurance Program at the time the 
                        building permit is issued by the local 
                        government to the owner of the eligible 
                        structure and any advisory flood elevations or 
                        advisory flood insurance rate maps issued by 
                        the Director for purposes of such program 
                        before such building permit is issued.
            ``(2) Waiver authority.--The Director may waive the 
        requirements of paragraph (1)(B) with respect to the repair of 
        an eligible structure if the Director determines that the cost 
        of compliance with such requirements by the owner in repairing 
        the eligible structure outweigh the benefit derived from such 
        compliance pursuant to a substantial damage analysis.
    ``(f)  Prohibition on Duplicative Benefits in Excess of Replacement 
Costs.--Notwithstanding section 312, the Director shall assure that no 
owner of an eligible structure will receive assistance under this 
section that, when combined with other financial assistance received by 
the owner under any program, including section 404 or 408, or from 
insurance or any other source for the purpose of repair, 
reconstruction, or replacement of the eligible structure, is in excess 
of the replacement cost of the eligible structure as determined under 
subsection (c)(2). Before receipt of any assistance for which an owner 
is eligible under this section for an eligible structure, the owner 
shall enter into a legally binding agreement with the Director to repay 
any and all of such assistance that is in excess of the replacement 
cost of the eligible structure as determined under subsection (c)(2).
    ``(g) Verification of Use of Funds and Compliance.--
            ``(1) Documentation; reports.--Within 6 months after the 
        date on which an owner of an eligible structure receives 
        assistance under this section, and every 6 months thereafter 
        until all such assistance is accounted for, the owner shall 
        submit to the Director--
                    ``(A) all receipts and documentation verifying the 
                use of such assistance for the purpose for which it was 
                provided; and
                    ``(B) reports completed by a State-licensed, 
                nationally-certified home inspector verifying 
                compliance by the owner with the requirements of 
                subsection (e)(1)(B) if such requirements are not 
                waived by the Director.
            ``(2) Enforcement.--The Director may suspend assistance 
        under this section, and take any additional action which the 
        Director deems appropriate, with respect to an owner of an 
        eligible structure if the Director determines that the owner is 
        not complying with paragraph (1).
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
            ``(1) Covered disaster area.--The term `covered disaster 
        area' means an area--
                    ``(A) for which a major disaster was declared by 
                the Director pursuant to title IV of the Robert T. 
                Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
                as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita in 
                2005; and
                    ``(B) in which the sale of flood insurance coverage 
                was available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 
                1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) as of--
                            ``(i) August 29, 2005, in the case of an 
                        area for which a declaration referred to in 
                        subparagraph (A) was made as a result of 
                        Hurricane Katrina; or
                            ``(ii) September 23, 2005, in the case of 
                        an area for which a declaration referred to in 
                        subparagraph (A) was made as a result of 
                        Hurricane Rita.
            ``(2) Eligible structure.--The term `eligible structure' 
        means a structure (including a manufactured home) that--
                    ``(A) sustained damage or losses from flooding 
                resulting from Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita in 
                2005;
                    ``(B) is located in a covered disaster area;
                    ``(C) is a residential structure that was used as 
                the primary residence of the owner of the structure as 
                of--
                            ``(i) August 29, 2005, in the case of a 
                        structure damaged by flooding resulting from 
                        Hurricane Katrina; and
                            ``(ii) September 23, 2005, in the case of a 
                        structure damaged by flooding resulting from 
                        Hurricane Rita;
                    ``(D) was covered by an insurance policy for losses 
                caused by wind or windstorm as of--
                            ``(i) August 29, 2005, in the case of a 
                        structure damaged by flooding resulting from 
                        Hurricane Katrina; and
                            ``(ii) September 23, 2005, in the case of a 
                        structure damaged by flooding resulting from 
                        Hurricane Rita;
                    ``(E) is of a type for which coverage was generally 
                made available under the National Flood Insurance 
                Program as of August 29, 2005; and
                    ``(F) is not located in an area that has been 
                identified by the Director as an area having special 
                flood hazards (as such term is used for purposes of 
                section 102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 
                1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a)) as of August 29, 2005.
            ``(3) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
        the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    ``(i) Termination.--The Director may not provide any assistance 
under this section except pursuant to an application for such 
assistance submitted to the Director before the expiration of the 180-
day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section.
    ``(j) Regulations.--The Director may issue any regulations 
necessary to carry out this section.''.

SEC. 4. HAZARD MITIGATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 404(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by striking ``75'' and inserting 
        ``90''; and
            (2) in the last sentence by striking ``7.5'' and inserting 
        ``15''.
    (b) Property Acquisition and Relocation Assistance.--Section 404(b) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(4) Reduction.--The amount of any assistance that would 
        otherwise be provided to an owner of an eligible structure 
        under section 425(c)(1)(B) shall be reduced by the amount of 
        assistance the owner receives for such structure under such 
        section.''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply with respect to a major disaster declared by the President 
on or after August 24, 2005.

Output: Housing Opportunities and Mitigating Emergencies Act of 2005 - Amernds the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide temporary emergency assistance for primary residences damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Increases from 75% to 90% the amount the President may contribute toward the cost of cost-effective hazard mitigation measures which substantially reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area affected by a major disaster. Doubles from 7.5% to 15% of the estimated aggregate federal disaster relief grants to an area the limit on the total amount of such presidential contributions.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Amtrak Investment Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) intercity rail passenger service is an essential 
        component of the integrated national transportation system; 
        however, to achieve its full potential the National Railroad 
        Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) must provide a quality 
        transportation product in the form of clean, comfortable, and 
        on-time service;
            (2) Amtrak's management and employees are dedicated to 
        providing the high quality service that Amtrak's customers 
        deserve; however, additional capital investment is needed to 
        acquire the modern equipment and efficient facilities that are 
        essential to satisfy the demand for superior intercity rail 
        passenger service;
            (3) significant levels of Federal capital investment will 
        enable Amtrak to provide the world class service American rail 
        passengers deserve, and will reduce operating costs in the long 
        term;
            (4) Amtrak's management should be held accountable to 
        ensure that all capital investment by the Federal Government is 
        effectively used to improve the quality of service and the 
        long-term financial health of Amtrak;
            (5) the Secretary of Transportation, as an ex officio 
        member of Amtrak's board of directors, should use this position 
        to evaluate Amtrak's costs and revenue elements to ensure that 
        Amtrak provides excellent service to its customers and that 
        Amtrak uses its Federal investment wisely and efficiently;
            (6) States can play a significant role in providing cost-
        efficient intercity rail passenger transportation and in 
        addressing local transportation needs and air quality control; 
        and
            (7) the freight railroads represent a critical part of the 
        Nation's transportation infrastructure, which should help to 
        provide expeditious and cost-effective delivery of passenger 
        trains.

SEC. 3. WORLD CLASS SERVICE.

    Section 24101(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (10);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) manage capital investment in such a way as to 
        provide its customers with world class service.''.

SEC. 4. RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

    Section 24315(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) shall include projections of the anticipated benefits 
        of the projects proposed for funding under this part and a 
        report on the benefits actually realized from all projects 
        previously funded under this part, or legislation on which this 
        part is based, beginning with funds provided in fiscal year 
        1994.
Such report shall include an identification of improvements in the 
quality of service offered by Amtrak, facility improvements that 
demonstrate a productivity gain, equipment improvements that lower 
operating costs, environmental benefits (including air quality and land 
use), enhancements to local transportation needs, enhancements to 
mobility of physically and economically disadvantaged persons, an 
improvement to the revenue-to-cost ratio, reduced dependence on Federal 
operating support, and reductions in the need for alternative 
transportation investments. To the extent practicable, the benefits 
addressed in each report shall also be expressed as return on invested 
capital.''.

SEC. 5. STATE REQUESTED RAIL PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) State/Federal Formula.--(1) Section 24704 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a)(1)(C)--
                    (i) by striking ``short term'' both places it 
                appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``long-term''; 
                and
                    (ii) by striking ``65 percent'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``55 percent'';
            (B) in subsection (b)--
                    (i) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the 
                following new sentence: ``Any such renewal shall 
                require the State, agency, or person to provide a 
                statement that such State, agency, or person agrees to 
                pay in each year of operation, beginning with the first 
                year of operation of service under such renewed 
                agreement, at least 55 percent of the long-term 
                avoidable losses of operating such service and at least 
                50 percent of the associated capital costs.''; and
                    (ii) by inserting at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(3) Amtrak is authorized to contribute in each year of operation 
of any service instituted or retained pursuant to this section no more 
than--
            ``(A) 55 percent in the first year of such operation; and
            ``(B) 45 percent in each year of operation thereafter,
of the long-term avoidable losses of operating such service and no more 
than 50 percent of the associated capital costs.''.
    (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall only apply with 
respect to fiscal year 1996 and subsequent fiscal years.
    (b) Review of Program.--Within 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 
comprehensive review of the program of State-assisted rail passenger 
services operated by Amtrak under section 24704 of title 49, United 
States Code, and shall submit a report to the Congress detailing the 
Secretary's findings and conclusions, including any recommendations the 
Secretary may have for revising such section 24704. The Secretary's 
report shall address, among other things, whether and at what point 
services originated under section 24704 should become a part of the 
basic system of intercity rail passenger transportation and shall 
identify any other avenues for initiating and implementing new rail 
passenger transportation.

SEC. 6. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Capital Improvements.--(1) Section 24902(h) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``If practicable''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Amtrak shall make capital improvements for the Northeast 
Corridor improvement program under this chapter as necessary to operate 
reliable, high-speed rail passenger service, to enhance capacity for 
intercity and commuter passenger transportation, and as otherwise may 
be necessary to ensure continued reliable high-speed service. Amtrak 
shall also acquire train equipment to be used on the Northeast 
Corridor, mitigate environmental impacts related to the Northeast 
Corridor improvement program, and provide adequate parking at and 
improve Northeast Corridor rail stations.''.
    (2) Section 24909 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking subsection (e); and
            (B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively.
    (b) Boston-New Haven Electrification Project.--(1) Section 24902(f) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Improvements under''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Amtrak shall design and construct the electrification system 
between Boston, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, to 
accommodate the installation of a third mainline track between 
Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode Island, to be used for double-stack 
freight service to and from the Port of Davisville. Wherever 
practicable, Amtrak shall use portal structures and realign existing 
tracks on undergrade and overgrade bridges to minimize the width of the 
right-of-way required to add the third track. Amtrak shall take such 
other steps as may be required to coordinate and facilitate design and 
construction work.''.
    (2) Amtrak shall, not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, transmit to the Congress a report detailing its 
electrification design between Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode 
Island, and describing efforts to comply with section 24902(f)(2) of 
title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 24104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``and not more than 
        $332,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $335,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1996 may be appropriated to the Secretary,'' after 
        ``September 30, 1994,'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the 
        following new subparagraphs:
            ``(C) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
            ``(D) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``Not more than 
        $373,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $373,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1996 may be appropriated to the Secretary for the benefit 
        of Amtrak for operating expenses.'' after ``for operating 
        expenses.'';
            (4) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by adding at the end the 
        following new clauses:
            ``(iii) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
            ``(iv) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.'';
            (5) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' after ``September 30, 
                1993,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``$156,000,000 for fiscal year 
                1995, and $165,000,000 for fiscal year 1996,'' after 
                ``September 30, 1994,''; and
            (6) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) Administration of Appropriations.--Notwithstanding section 
6304 of title 31, United States Code, funds appropriated pursuant to 
this section shall be provided to Amtrak upon appropriation when 
requested by Amtrak.''.

SEC. 8. CAPITAL AND EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION ACCOUNT.

    (a) Amendment.--Chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 24316. CAPITAL AND EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION ACCOUNT.

    ``(a) Establishment.--Amtrak shall establish a Capital and 
Equipment Acquisition Account. Amounts in this account shall be used by 
Amtrak to--
            ``(1) acquire passenger equipment and locomotives;
            ``(2) encourage State and local investment in facilities 
        and equipment used to provide intercity rail passenger 
        transportation; and
            ``(3) address other critical capital priorities.
    ``(b) Deposits.--Amtrak may deposit into the Capital and Equipment 
Acquisition Account--
            ``(1) payments received for the use of its equipment or 
        facilities;
            ``(2) claims recovered by Amtrak; and
            ``(3) amounts from any other source to the extent 
        authorized by Federal law.''.
    (b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item:

``24316. Capital and equipment acquisition account.''.

SEC. 9. ON-TIME PERFORMANCE.

    (a) Comparison.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 
direct comparison of the on-time performance of Amtrak compared to 
other modes of commercial passenger transportation, using consistent 
methodologies.
    (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Transportation shall, not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, transmit to 
the Congress a report on the results of the comparison required by 
subsection (a), along with an explanation of the differences found in 
on-time performance between modes of transportation, including 
consideration of the age and condition of equipment and any other 
differences among the modes that affect the ability to achieve on-time 
service.

SEC. 10. COOPERATION WITH STUDY.

    Amtrak shall cooperate with the efforts of the Virginia State 
Department of Transportation in designing and carrying out a study on 
the feasibility of reestablishing rail service between Washington, 
D.C., and Bristol, Virginia.

SEC. 11. BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, STATION FACILITIES.

    Amtrak shall develop a plan for new station facilities at the 
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport to accommodate the intercity rail 
passenger requirements of Amtrak, along with the needs of the commuter 
rail services serving the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena metropolitan area. 
In developing the plan, Amtrak shall consider use of a facility at the 
airport as a primary facility for handling intercity and commuter 
passengers, shall evaluate sources of State, local, and private funding 
for the new station facilities, and shall propose the allocation of 
space and costs in the new facilities among all transportation services 
using the facilities. The plan shall be predicated upon completing the 
project with State, local, and private funding, and without Federal 
funds appropriated for Amtrak. Amtrak shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
containing such plan no later than April 1, 1995.

SEC. 12. CITY OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, STATION FACILITIES.

    Amtrak shall develop a plan for new or redeveloped station 
facilities in the City of Ontario, California, to accommodate the 
intercity rail passenger requirements of Amtrak, along with the needs 
of the commuter rail services servicing the City of Ontario. In 
developing the plan, Amtrak shall consider use of a facility at the 
Ontario International Airport as the primary facility for handling 
intercity passengers, shall evaluate sources of State, local, and 
private funding for the new or redeveloped station facilities, and 
shall propose the allocation of space and costs in the new facilities 
among all transportation services using the facilities. The plan shall 
be predicated upon completing the project with State, local, and 
private funding, and without Federal funds appropriated for Amtrak. 
Amtrak shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate containing such plan no later than 
April 1, 1995.

SEC. 13. LAND CONVEYANCE.

    (a) Validation and Confirmation.--The conveyance described in 
subsection (b)(1) involving certain real property in Tulare County, 
California, forming a part of the right-of-way granted by the United 
States to the Southern Pacific Railroad under the Act entitled ``An Act 
granting Lands to aid in the Construction of a Railroad and Telegraph 
Line from the States of Missouri and Arkansas to the Pacific Coast'', 
approved July 27, 1866 (14 Stat. 292), is legalized, validated, and 
confirmed in the Redevelopment Agency of the city of Tulare, the 
grantee in such conveyance, and their successors in interest, with 
respect to all interests of the United States in the rights to the real 
property described in subsection (b)(2).
    (b) Conveyance and Real Property Described.--
            (1) Conveyance.--The conveyance referred to in subsection 
        (a) was made by a Judgment in Condemnation and Final Order of 
        Condemnation of the Superior Court in and for the county of 
        Tulare, State of California in Action No. 150298 entitled 
        ``Redevelopment Agency of the City of Tulare v. Southern 
        Pacific Transportation Company'' filed and entered March 10, 
        1992, by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company to the 
        Redevelopment Agency of the city of Tulare.
            (2) Real property described.--The real property referred to 
        in subsection (a) is a parcel of land in the northwest quarter 
        of section 11, township 20 south, range 24 east, Mount Diablo 
        Base and meridian in the city of Tulare, county of Tulare, 
        State of California, more particularly described as follows:
            Commencing at the intersection of the centerlines of Tulare 
        Avenue and ``J'' Street;
            Thence north 10 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds west 208.54 
        feet along the centerline of ``J'' Street;
            Thence south 79 degrees 39 minutes 36 seconds west 40.00 
        feet to the westerly right-of-way line of ``J'' Street and the 
        True Point of Beginning;
            Thence south 10 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds east 148.54 
        feet along said westerly right-of-way line to the beginning of 
        a tangent curve concave to the northwest having a radius of 
        20.00 feet, a radial line through which bears north 79 degrees 
        40 minutes 00 seconds east;
            Thence south, southwesterly and westerly along said curve 
        and right-of-way line through a central angle of 89 degrees 59 
        minutes 36 seconds to the northerly right-of-way line of Tulare 
        Avenue;
            Thence south 79 degrees 39 minutes 36 seconds west 159.89 
        feet along last said right-of-way line;
            Thence leaving said right-of-way line north 10 degrees 20 
        minutes 00 seconds west 168.54 feet parallel with the 
        centerline of ``J'' Street;
            Thence north 79 degrees 39 minutes 36 seconds east 179.88 
        feet to the Point of Beginning.
            Containing 0.69 acres.

SEC. 14. RESIDENCE OF EMPLOYEES.

    The amendments made by section 7 of the Amtrak Reauthorization and 
Improvement Act of 1990 shall apply to all periods before and after the 
date of their enactment.

Output: Amtrak Investment Act of 1994 - Amends Federal transportation law to make it a goal of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) to manage its capital investment in such a way as to provide its customers with world class service. 
(Sec. 4) Requires AMTRAK to include in its annual report on its operations to the President and the Congress projections of anticipated and realized benefits of proposed and previously funded projects. 
(Sec. 5) Requires applications by a State, agency, or person requesting AMTRAK to provide rail passenger transportation, or to keep a train, route, or service that AMTRAK intends to discontinue, to commit it to provide at least 65 percent of the long-term loss (currently, short-term loss) of providing such transportation in the first year, and at least 55 percent of such loss in each succeeding year.  Requires a State, agency, or person, with respect to the renewal of such service, to state that it agrees to pay at least 55 percent of the long-term avoidable losses of operating such service and at least 50 percent of the associated capital costs.  Authorizes AMTRAK for each year of operation to contribute no more than 55 percent of the long-term avoidable losses in the first year of operation, and no more than 45 percent in each succeeding year. 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to review AMTRAK's State-assisted rail passenger services program and report the results, including recommendations for revising such program, to the Congress. 
(Sec. 6)  Directs AMTRAK to make capital improvements for the Northeast Corridor improvement project necessary for reliable, high- speed rail passenger service and enhancement of capacity for intercity and commuter passenger service. 
Requires AMTRAK to construct an electrification system between Boston, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, to accommodate the installation of a third mainline track between Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode Island, to be used for double-stack freight service to and from the Port of Davisville.  Requires AMTRAK to report to the Congress on its electrification design between Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode Island. 
(Sec. 7)  Authorizes appropriations for:  (1) capital acquisition and corridor development; (2) AMTRAK operating expenses; (3) AMTRAK operating losses; and (4) certain mandatory payments. 
(Sec. 8) Directs AMTRAK to establish a Capital and Equipment Acquisition Account. 
(Sec. 9) Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on the on-time performance of AMTRAK as compared to other modes of commercial transportation. 
(Sec. 10) Requires AMTRAK to cooperate with the Virginia State Department of Transportation on a study of the feasibility of reestablishing rail service between Washington, D.C., and Bristol, Virginia. 
(Sec. 11) Requires AMTRAK to develop plans for new station facilities at the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport and in Ontario, California. 
(Sec. 13) Confirms the conveyance of U.S. interests in certain real property to Tulare County, California.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Digital School Districts 
Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL DIGITAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to address the important role that technology and the 
        Internet can play in enhancing and improving education in the 
        schools of the United States when resources are allocated 
        strategically and effectively;
            (2) to assist State and local school administrators in the 
        United States in effectively devoting resources on proven 
        methods to incorporate the use of high technology and the 
        Internet in educational curricula;
            (3) to encourage the development of innovative strategic 
        approaches to the appropriate and effective use of technology 
        in teaching, learning, and managing elementary schools and 
        secondary schools;
            (4) to evaluate and assess the various strategies described 
        in paragraph (3) and provide models for the innovative use of 
        technology in schools in the United States; and
            (5) to encourage partnerships between educational 
        institutions and the private sector relating to the use of 
        technology described in paragraph (3) in schools in the United 
        States.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Elementary and secondary school; state and local 
        educational agencies.--The terms ``elementary school'', 
        ``secondary school'', State educational agency'' and ``local 
        educational agency'' have the meanings given such terms in the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
        et seq.).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means 1 of the several 
        States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
            (4) State educational agency.--The term ``State educational 
        agency'' means the State educational agency of a State.
    (c) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--
            (1) Fiscal year 2002.--For fiscal year 2002, the Secretary 
        shall award 1 grant to each State educational agency to make 
        subgrants to local educational agencies to create national 
        digital school districts.
            (2) Fiscal year 2003.--
                    (A) In general.--For fiscal year 2003, the 
                Secretary shall award 1 grant to each State educational 
                agency to pay for the Federal share of the cost of 
                making subgrants to local educational agencies to 
                create national digital school districts.
                    (B) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) is 50 percent.
            (3) State applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under this section, a State educational agency shall submit an 
        application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
        require.
    (d) Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies.--
            (1) Subgrants.--A State educational agency that receives a 
        grant under subsection (c) shall use not less than 95 percent 
        of the funds made available through the grant to make 
        subgrants, on a competitive basis, to local educational 
        agencies.
            (2) Notice.--The State educational agency shall provide 
        notice to all local educational agencies in the State of the 
        availability of subgrants under this subsection and of the 
        requirements for applying for the subgrants.
            (3) Local applications.--To be eligible to receive a 
        subgrant under this section, a local educational agency shall 
        submit an application to the State educational agency at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        State educational agency may reasonably require.
            (4) Use of subgrants.--A local educational agency that 
        receives a subgrant under this subsection may use the funds 
        made available through the subgrant to create a national 
        digital school district by--
                    (A) acquiring technology;
                    (B) providing teacher mentoring; and
                    (C) carrying out other efforts to achieve the 
                purposes of this section.
    (e) Academic Research.--The Secretary shall award grants, on a 
competitive basis, for fiscal year 2004 to institutions of higher 
education, to conduct research on the effectiveness of the technology 
used in national digital school districts.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL EVALUATION OF TECHNOLOGY PLANS.

    Not later than 36 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, in consultation with other Federal departments or 
agencies, State and local educational practitioners, and policy makers, 
including teachers, principals and superintendents, and experts in 
technology and the application of technology to education, shall report 
to Congress on best practices in implementing technology effectively. 
The report shall include recommendations for the purpose of 
establishing best practices that can be widely implemented by State and 
local educational agencies.


Output: National Digital School Districts Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) make one-year grants to State educational agencies to make competitive subgrants to local educational agencies to create national digital school districts by acquiring technology, providing teacher mentoring, and other related efforts; (2) make competitive grants to institutions of higher education to conduct research on the effectiveness of the technology used in national digital school districts; and (3) evaluate and report on best practices in implementing technology in education.