Granting the consent of the Congress to the Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact.
PL 102-452 (H.R.5602), enacted 10/23/1992

PUBLIC LAW 102-452—OCT. 23, 1992 
106 STAT. 2255 
Public Law 102-452 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Granting the consent of the Congress to the Interstate Rail Passenger Network 
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Compact. 
[H.R.5602] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Indiana. 
Congress consents to the Interstate Rail Passenger Network Com- Tennessee. 
pact, which was enacted by the State of Indiana on February 
28, 1992, and by the State of Tennessee on April 14, 1992. The 
compact is substantially as follows: 
"INTERSTATE RAIL PASSENGER NETWORK COMPACT 
"SEC. 1. The interstate rail passenger network compact is rati-
fied, enacted, and entered into by the State of Indiana with all 
other States joining the compact in the form substantially as this 
chapter. 
"SEC. 2. It is the policy of the States party to this compact State listing. 
to cooperate and share the administration and financial responsibil-
ities concerning the operation of an interstate rail passenger net-
work system connecting major cities in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, 
Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. The participating States agree 
that a rail passenger system would provide a beneficial service 
and would be enhanced if operated across State lines. 
"SEC. 3. (a) The States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, 
Georgia, and Florida (referred to in this chapter as 'participating 
States') agree, upon adoption of this compact by the respective 
States, to jointly conduct and participate in a rail passenger network 
financial and economic impact study. The study must do the follow-
ing: 
"(1) Carry forward research previously performed by the 
national railroad passenger corporation (Amtrak) (report issued 
December 1990) and the Evansville Amtrak task force (report 
issued November 1990) that evaluated the 'western route' (Uhi-
cago-Evansville-Nashville-Chattanooga-Macon-Waycross-
Jacksonville) for purposes of evaluating a representative service 
schedule, train running times, and associated costs. 
"(2) Include consideration of the following: 
"(A) The purchase of railroad equipment by a partici-
pating State and the lease of the railroad equipment to 
Amtrak. 
"(B) The recommendation that a member of the council 
serve on the Amtrak board of directors. 
"(C) The periodic review of projected passenger traffic 
estimates on tne western route. 
"(D) Any other matter related to the financial and 
economic impact of a rail passenger network along the 
western route. 
"(b) Information and data collected during the study under 
subsection (a) that is requested by a participating State or a consult-
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ing firm representing a participating State or the compact may 
be made available to the State or firm. However, the information 
may not include matters not of public record or of a nature consid-
ered to be privileged and confidential unless the State providing 
the information agrees to waive the confidentiality. 
"SEC. 4. The participating States agree to do the following: 
"(1) Make available to each other and to a consulting firm 
representing a participating State or the compact assistance 
that is available, including personnel, equipment, office space, 
machinery, computers, engineering, and technical advice and 
services. 
"(2) Provide financial assistance for the implementation 
of the feasibility study that is available. 
**SEC. 5. The interstate rail passenger advisory council (referred 
to in this compact as the 'council') is created. The membership 
of the council consists of three individuals from each participating 
State. The (Governor, president of the Senate, and Speaker of the 
House of Representatives shall each appoint one member of the 
council. 
"SEC. 6. The council shall do the following: 
"(1) Meet within 30 days after ratification of this agreement 
by at least two participating States. 
"(2) Establish rules for the conduct of the council's business, 
including the pajnnent of the reasonable and necessary travel 
expenses of council members. 
"(3) Coordinate all aspects of the rail passenger financial 
and economic impact study under section 3 of this chapter. 
"(4) Contract with persons, including institutions of higher 
education, for performance of any part of the study under 
section 3 of this chapter. 
**(5) Upon approval of the study, determine the propor-
tionate share that each State will contribute toward the 
implementation and management of the proposed restoration 
of the interstate rail passenger system along the western route. 
"(6) Make recommendations to each participating State 
legislature concerning the results of the study required by 
this chapter. 
Effective date. 
**SEC. 7. This compact becomes effective upon the adoption 
of the compact into law by at least two of the participating States. 
Thereafter, the compact becomes effective for another participating 
State upon the enactment of the compact by the State. 
**SEC. 8. This compact continues in force with respect to a 
participating State and remains binding upon the State until 6 
months after the State has given notice to each other participating 
State of the repeal of this chapter. The withdrawal may not be 
construed to relieve a participating State from an obligation 
incurred before the end of the State's participation in the compact. 
"SEC. 9. (a) This compact shall be liberally construed to effec-
tuate the compact's purposes. 
"(b) The provisions of this compact are severable. If— 
"(1) a phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact 
is declared to be contrary to the constitution of a participating 
State or of the United States; or 
"(2) the applicability of this compact to a government, 
an agency, a person, or a circumstence is held invalid; 
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the validity of the remainder of this compact and the compact's 
appUcabihty to any government, agency, person, or circumstance 
is not affected. 
"(c) If this compact is held contrary to the constitution of 
a participating State, the compact remains in effect for the remain-
ing participating States and in effect for the State affected for 
all severable matters. 
"SECTION 2. (a) There is appropriated from the State general Appropriation 
fund to the interstate rail passenger advisory council created by authorization. 
IC 8-3-21, as added by this Act, four thousand dollars ($4,000) 
for the State fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, for its use in 
canying out the purposes of IC 8-3-21. 
"(b) There is appropriated from the State general fund to the 
interstate rail passenger advisory council created by IC 8-3-21, 
as added by this Act, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each of 
the State fiscal years ending June 30, 1993, and June 30, 1994, 
for its use in carrying out the purposes of IC 8-3-21. 
"(c) This section expires July 1,1994.". 
Termination 
date. 
Approved October 23, 1992. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5602: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-983 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): 
Oct. 3, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate.