Public Law 110-432/Division B
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DIVISION B—AMTRAK
[edit]Sec. 1. Short Title; Table of Contents.
[edit]- (a) Short Title.—
- This division may be cited as the ``Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008´´.
- (b) Table of Contents.—
- The table of contents for this division is as follows:
- TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS
- Sec. 101. Authorization for Amtrak capital and operating expenses.
- Sec. 102. Repayment of long-term debt and capital leases.
- Sec. 103. Authorization for the Federal Railroad Administration.
- TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS
- TITLE II—AMTRAK REFORM AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
- Sec. 201. National railroad passenger transportation system defined.
- Sec. 202. Amtrak board of directors.
- Sec. 203. Establishment of improved financial accounting system.
- Sec. 204. Development of 5-year financial plan.
- Sec. 205. Restructuring long-term debt and capital leases.
- Sec. 206. Establishment of grant process.
- Sec. 207. Metrics and standards.
- Sec. 208. Methodologies for Amtrak route and service planning decisions.
- Sec. 209. State-supported routes.
- Sec. 210. Long-distance routes.
- Sec. 211. Northeast Corridor state-of-good-repair plan.
- Sec. 212. Northeast Corridor infrastructure and operations improvements.
- Sec. 213. Passenger train performance.
- Sec. 214. Alternate passenger rail service pilot program.
- Sec. 215. Employee transition assistance.
- Sec. 216. Special passenger trains.
- Sec. 217. Access to Amtrak equipment and services.
- Sec. 218. General Amtrak provisions.
- Sec. 219. Study of compliance requirements at existing intercity rail stations.
- Sec. 220. Oversight of Amtrak's compliance with accessibility requirements.
- Sec. 221. Amtrak management accountability.
- Sec. 222. On-board service improvements.
- Sec. 223. Incentive pay.
- Sec. 224. Passenger rail service studies.
- Sec. 225. Report on service delays on certain passenger rail routes.
- Sec. 226. Plan for restoration of service.
- Sec. 227. Maintenance and repair facility utilization study.
- Sec. 228. Sense of the Congress regarding the need to maintain Amtrak as a national passenger rail system.
- TITLE II—AMTRAK REFORM AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
- TITLE III—INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL POLICY
- Sec. 301. Capital assistance for intercity passenger rail service.
- Sec. 302. Congestion grants.
- Sec. 303. State rail plans.
- Sec. 304. Tunnel project.
- Sec. 305. Next generation corridor train equipment pool.
- Sec. 306. Rail cooperative research program.
- Sec. 307. Federal rail policy.
- TITLE III—INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL POLICY
- TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Sec. 401. Commuter rail mediation.
- Sec. 402. Routing efficiency discussions with Amtrak.
- Sec. 403. Sense of Congress regarding commuter rail expansion.
- Sec. 404. Locomotive biofuel study.
- Sec. 405. Study of the use of biobased technologies.
- Sec. 406. Cross-border passenger rail service.
- Sec. 407. Historic preservation of railroads.
- TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- TITLE V—HIGH-SPEED RAIL
- Sec. 501. High-speed rail corridor program.
- Sec. 502. Additional high-speed rail projects.
- TITLE V—HIGH-SPEED RAIL
- TITLE VI—CAPITAL AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS FOR WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
- Sec. 601. Authorization for capital and preventive maintenance projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
- TITLE VI—CAPITAL AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS FOR WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Sec. 2. Amendment of Title 49, United States Code.
[edit]- Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this division an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision of law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 3. Definition.
[edit]- In this division, the term ``Secretary´´ means the Secretary of Transportation.