[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 839 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 337

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 839

                          [Report No. 103-208]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To establish a program to facilitate development of high-speed rail 
      transportation in the United States, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 23, 1993

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 337
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 839

                          [Report No. 103-208]

  To establish a program to facilitate development of high-speed rail 
      transportation in the United States, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               April 28 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

 Mr. Hollings (for himself, Mr. Exon, and Mr. Lautenberg) (by request) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                           November 23, 1993

              Reported by Mr. Hollings, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To establish a program to facilitate development of high-speed rail 
      transportation in the United States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, -T-h-a-t -t-h-i-s 
-A-c-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-H-i-g-h---S-p-e-e-d 
-R-a-i-l -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-3-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-. -F-I-N-D-I-N-G-S-.

    -T-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t---
            -(-1-) -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -p-a-s-s-e-n-g-e-r 
        -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -(-h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l-) 
        -m-a-y -o-f-f-e-r -a -s-a-f-e -a-n-d -e-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t 
        -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -t-o -a-v-i-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -m-o-t-o-r 
        -v-e-h-i-c-l-e -t-r-a-v-e-l -f-o-r -i-n-t-e-r-c-i-t-y 
        -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -c-e-r-t-a-i-n 
        -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-s -l-i-n-k-i-n-g -m-a-j-o-r 
        -m-e-t-r-o-p-o-l-i-t-a-n -a-r-e-a-s -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
            -(-2-) -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -m-a-y -h-a-v-e 
        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-s -o-v-e-r 
        -c-e-r-t-a-i-n -o-t-h-e-r -f-o-r-m-s -o-f -i-n-t-e-r-c-i-t-y 
        -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-3-) -A-m-t-r-a-k-'-s -M-e-t-r-o-l-i-n-e-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -W-a-s-h-i-n-g-t-o-n-, -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-f 
        -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a-, -a-n-d -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k-, -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k-, 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-' -p-r-e-m-i-e-r -h-i-g-h--
        -s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -h-a-s -s-h-o-w-n -t-h-a-t 
        -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n-s -w-i-l-l -u-s-e -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d 
        -r-a-i-l -w-h-e-n -t-h-a-t -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-p-t-i-o-n -i-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e-;
            -(-4-) -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -m-a-y -h-e-l-p 
        -r-e-l-i-e-v-e -c-o-n-g-e-s-t-i-o-n -e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e-d -i-n 
        -d-e-n-s-e-l-y -t-r-a-v-e-l-e-d -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-s-;
            -(-5-) -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-h-o-u-l-d -b-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -i-n -t-h-o-s-e -i-n-t-e-r-c-i-t-y 
        -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-s -w-h-e-r-e -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-;
            -(-6-) -n-e-w -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -s-h-o-u-l-d -n-o-t -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-e-s -f-o-r -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s-;
            -(-7-) -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -s-h-o-u-l-d -t-a-k-e -t-h-e -p-r-i-m-e 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-;
            -(-8-) -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r -s-h-o-u-l-d 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -i-n -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -m-e-r-i-t-o-r-i-o-u-s -h-i-g-h--
        -s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-;
            -(-9-) -i-n -s-o-m-e -i-n-t-e-r-c-i-t-y 
        -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-s-, -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
        -c-a-p-i-t-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -i-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o 
        -s-u-p-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
        -c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
        -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
        -s-e-c-t-o-r -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -o-f -t-h-e -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y 
        -m-e-r-i-t-o-r-i-o-u-s -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-;
            -(-1-0-) -n-e-w -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -c-a-n 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
            -(-1-1-) -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e-s-e 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -c-a-n -e-x-p-a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -i-n -t-h-i-s 
        -c-o-u-n-t-r-y -a-n-d -o-v-e-r-s-e-a-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-1-2-) -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -i-s 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -f-o-r -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-h-e-s-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -3-. -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -H-I-G-H---S-P-E-E-D -R-A-I-L 
              -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

    -T-h-e -R-a-i-l-r-o-a-d -R-e-v-i-t-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-R-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y -R-e-f-o-r-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-6 -(-4-5 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -8-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:

 -`-`-T-I-T-L-E -X---H-I-G-H---S-P-E-E-D -R-A-I-L -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E

-`-`-S-E-C-. -1-0-0-1-. -D-E-S-I-G-N-A-T-I-O-N -O-F 
              -C-O-R-R-I-D-O-R-S-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o 
-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e -a-s -a -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l 
-c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -(-H-S-R -C-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-) -a-n-y -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r 
-t-h-a-t -s-e-r-v-e-s -t-w-o -o-r -m-o-r-e -m-a-j-o-r 
-m-e-t-r-o-p-o-l-i-t-a-n -a-r-e-a-s -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
-S-t-a-t-e-s -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s 
-t-h-a-t -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -o-f-f-e-r-s -t-h-e 
-p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -f-o-r -c-o-s-t -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
-i-n-t-e-r-c-i-t-y -p-u-b-l-i-c -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -a-s 
-p-a-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n 
-s-y-s-t-e-m-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -D-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -m-a-d-e -b-y -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -t-o -a 
-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-o-r-(-s-) -o-f -a 
-S-t-a-t-e -o-r -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-h-a-t -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
-e-n-c-o-m-p-a-s-s -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -A-n-y -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d 
-p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -s-u-c-h 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-o -b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-e 
-t-h-e -m-e-r-i-t-s -o-f -t-h-a-t -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-g-e-n-c-y -t-o -b-e 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -a-n-d 
-l-e-g-a-l-l-y -a-b-l-e -t-o -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
-1-0-0-2-(-c-) -a-n-d -1-0-0-3-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -A -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -t-o 
-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e -a -H-S-R -C-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-b-e -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -s-u-c-h -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -a-s -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -d-e-e-m-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -H-S-R 
        -C-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -i-n-t-o -S-t-a-t-e-w-i-d-e -a-n-d 
        -m-e-t-r-o-p-o-l-i-t-a-n -a-r-e-a -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-3-4 -a-n-d -1-3-5 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -2-3-, 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -a-n-d-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r -p-a-r-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -s-y-s-t-e-m-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-h-i-p -o-f -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-o -m-u-l-t-i-m-o-d-a-l 
        -t-e-r-m-i-n-a-l-s-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -t-h-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a-n-d 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -H-S-R -C-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -o-f 
        -t-h-e -c-i-t-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -i-t -w-o-u-l-d -s-e-r-v-e-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
        -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-n -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-g-e-s-t-i-o-n -o-f -o-t-h-e-r -m-o-d-e-s -o-f 
        -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t-s 
        -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r -t-o 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-;
            -`-`-(-6-) -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-n -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
        -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s-' -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o -a-t-t-a-i-n 
        -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -C-l-e-a-n -A-i-r -A-c-t-;
            -`-`-(-7-) -t-h-e -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -l-e-v-e-l -o-f 
        -r-i-d-e-r-s-h-i-p-;
            -`-`-(-8-) -t-h-e -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e-d -c-a-p-i-t-a-l 
        -c-o-s-t -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -s-y-s-t-e-m-;
            -`-`-(-9-) -t-h-e -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-e-d -r-e-v-e-n-u-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-n-y 
        -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -l-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s-, -t-o 
        -c-o-v-e-r -c-a-p-i-t-a-l -c-o-s-t-s -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-1-0-) -t-h-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -o-f -a-n-y -o-w-n-e-r-s 
        -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r-s -o-f -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -r-a-i-l 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t -i-n -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -h-i-g-h--
        -s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-;
            -`-`-(-1-1-) -i-f -a -S-t-a-t-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-s -t-o 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -t-h-e -H-S-R -C-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -t-h-e -a-w-a-r-d -o-f -a -f-r-a-n-c-h-i-s-e -t-o 
        -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-e -a -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
        -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-y-s-t-e-m-, -t-h-e -a-w-a-r-d 
        -a-n-d -a-c-t-i-v-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -a -f-r-a-n-c-h-i-s-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-m-e-n-t 
        -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -h-o-l-d-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-a-t 
        -f-r-a-n-c-h-i-s-e-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-1-2-) -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -o-n -o-t-h-e-r -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -i-n -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -u-n-d-e-r 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l-, -u-p-o-n 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -g-o-v-e-r-n-o-r-(-s-) -o-f -a 
-S-t-a-t-e -o-r -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e -a-s -a -H-S-R 
-C-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -a-n-y -i-n-t-e-r-c-i-t-y -r-a-i-l -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r 
-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -a-s -a -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l 
-c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-0 -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-m-o-d-a-l -S-u-r-f-a-c-e 
-T-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -E-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-c-y -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-1 
-(-2-3 -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-0-4-(-d-)-(-2-)-)-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e 
-a-s -a -H-S-R -C-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -a-n-y -i-n-t-e-r-c-i-t-y -r-a-i-l 
-c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-, -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-e -m-a-i-n-l-i-n-e -o-f 
-t-h-e -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-i-t-l-e -V-I-I 
-o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-a-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -a 
-s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -s-e-g-m-e-n-t -w-h-e-r-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-r-l-y 
-s-c-h-e-d-u-l-e-d -r-a-i-l -p-a-s-s-e-n-g-e-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-e-s -a-t -s-p-e-e-d-s -i-n -e-x-c-e-s-s -o-f -1-0-0 
-m-i-l-e-s -p-e-r -h-o-u-r -o-n -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -t-h-e -H-i-g-h---S-p-e-e-d -R-a-i-l -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -A-c-t 
-o-f -1-9-9-3-, -u-p-o-n -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-G-o-v-e-r-n-o-r-(-s-) -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n 
-w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -i-s -l-o-c-a-t-e-d-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -1-0-0-2-. -C-O-R-R-I-D-O-R -M-A-S-T-E-R -P-L-A-N-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -A -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-g-e-n-c-y -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-0-1-(-c-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
-a-n-d -s-e-e-k-i-n-g -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -a -H-S-R -C-o-r-r-i-d-o-r 
-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-1-0-0-3 -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-p-a-r-e -a-n-d 
-s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r 
-m-a-s-t-e-r -p-l-a-n -f-o-r -t-h-a-t -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -T-h-e -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -m-a-s-t-e-r -p-l-a-n 
-p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e-d 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-f -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -p-e-r-m-i-t -t-h-e 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -o-f -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n -t-h-e -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
-t-h-o-s-e -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
-a-c-h-i-e-v-e -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-n-d -n-o-t 
-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-0-3-(-c-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-. 
-S-u-c-h -p-l-a-n -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
            -`-`-(-1-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-o-w -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -r-e-l-a-t-e-s -t-o -t-h-e -s-t-a-t-e-w-i-d-e -a-n-d 
        -m-e-t-r-o-p-o-l-i-t-a-n -a-r-e-a -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-l-a-n-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-(-s-) 
        -a-n-d -m-e-t-r-o-p-o-l-i-t-a-n -a-r-e-a-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-h-a-t -c-o-m-p-r-i-s-e 
        -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -t-h-e -h-i-g-h--
        -s-p-e-e-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e-i-r 
        -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e-d -c-o-s-t-s-, -s-c-h-e-d-u-l-e-s-, 
        -t-i-m-i-n-g -a-n-d -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-h-i-p -w-i-t-h 
        -o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -a-n-d -h-o-w -t-h-e-s-e 
        -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-i-t -i-n-t-o -a -p-l-a-n -t-o 
        -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -t-h-a-t 
        -w-o-u-l-d -b-e -d-e-r-i-v-e-d -f-r-o-m -e-a-c-h -e-l-e-m-e-n-t 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -r-e-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -t-r-i-p 
        -t-i-m-e-s -a-n-d -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e-s -i-n -a-v-e-r-a-g-e 
        -s-p-e-e-d-s -a-n-d -t-o-p -s-p-e-e-d-s-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-h-a-t 
        -c-o-m-p-r-i-s-e -e-a-c-h -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-, -t-h-e 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -s-u-c-h -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s 
        -f-o-r -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-0-3-(-c-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -a-n-d 
        -a -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r 
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -f-u-n-d-i-n-g-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -l-e-v-e-l-s -o-f -r-i-d-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -a-n-d -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -r-e-v-e-n-u-e-s -a-n-d 
        -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -w-h-e-n -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d -a-n-d -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -m-a-j-o-r 
        -i-n-c-r-e-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-n -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e 
        -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e-s -o-f -a-n-y -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-e-s -t-h-a-t -w-o-u-l-d -b-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-6-) -a-n -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -p-l-a-n -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-, -a-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d-, -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -s-c-h-e-d-u-l-e -a-n-d 
        -f-r-e-q-u-e-n-c-y -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -h-i-g-h--
        -s-p-e-e-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-n-d -s-h-o-w-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -w-i-t-h 
        -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -r-a-i-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -t-h-e 
        -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-7-) -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s 
        -m-a-y -b-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o 
-e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a-n -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-p-u-b-l-i-c -a-g-e-n-c-y -p-r-e-p-a-r-i-n-g -a -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r 
-m-a-s-t-e-r -p-l-a-n -t-o -f-u-n-d -u-p -t-o -8-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f 
-t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h 
-p-r-e-p-a-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -p-l-a-n-; -P-r-o-v-i-d-e-d-, 
-h-o-w-e-v-e-r-, -T-h-a-t -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -2-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f 
-s-u-c-h -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-u-n-d-e-d 
-w-i-t-h -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -l-o-c-a-l -f-u-n-d-s-. -E-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
-c-o-s-t-s -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -p-r-e-p-a-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a 
-c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -m-a-s-t-e-r -p-l-a-n -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e 
-d-e-s-i-g-n-, -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -a-n-d -r-o-u-t-e 
-s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s-, -p-r-e-l-i-m-i-n-a-r-y 
-e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -s-u-c-h 
-a-n-a-l-y-s-e-s-, -a-n-d -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -a-n-a-l-y-s-e-s -t-h-a-t 
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -a-r-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
-t-o -p-r-e-p-a-r-e -s-u-c-h -a -p-l-a-n-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -A-n -a-c-t-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a -c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t -t-o -f-u-n-d -a-n-y 
-e-l-e-m-e-n-t -o-r -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n 
-s-u-c-h -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -m-a-s-t-e-r -p-l-a-n-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -1-0-0-3-. -F-I-N-A-N-C-I-A-L -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E -F-O-R 
              -H-I-G-H---S-P-E-E-D -R-A-I-L -C-O-R-R-I-D-O-R-S-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a 
-f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -a 
-p-u-b-l-i-c -a-g-e-n-c-y -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-0-1-(-c-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -t-o 
-f-u-n-d -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -t-h-e 
-i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -o-f -a -H-S-R -C-o-r-r-i-d-o-r 
-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-0-1-(-a-) -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -h-i-g-h--
-s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-; -P-r-o-v-i-d-e-d-, 
-h-o-w-e-v-e-r-, -T-h-a-t -n-o -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -f-o-r 
-i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -t-h-e -m-a-i-n -l-i-n-e -o-f -a 
-c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-i-t-l-e -V-I-I -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -o-r -f-o-r -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -a 
-c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -i-n -a -S-t-a-t-e -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -b-y 
-l-a-w-, -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -o-r-d-e-r -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-s 
-t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d-/-o-r -l-o-c-a-l -f-u-n-d-s -f-o-r 
-t-h-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d-/-o-r -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-s-u-c-h -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-e-r-m-s-, -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-n-d 
-p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
-f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -I-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r 
-f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-h-o-s-e 
-i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -t-h-e -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -o-f 
-a-n -H-S-R -C-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-, -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-e 
-a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -r-o-l-l-i-n-g -s-t-o-c-k-, -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -t-h-e 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-n-d 
-t-h-a-t -a-r-e -n-o-t -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -f-u-n-d-i-n-g 
-u-n-d-e-r -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -a-n-d -w-h-i-c-h -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
            -`-`-(-1-) -f-i-n-a-l -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -s-i-t-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c 
        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -a-n-a-l-y-s-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -r-i-g-h-t---o-f--
        -w-a-y -a-n-d -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n-, 
        -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -r-e-h-a-b-i-l-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-r 
        -r-e-p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -r-o-a-d-b-e-d-, 
        -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-s-, -t-r-a-c-k-, -g-u-i-d-e-w-a-y-, 
        -s-i-g-n-a-l -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, -e-l-e-c-t-r-i-c -t-r-a-c-t-i-o-n 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, -p-r-o-p-u-l-s-i-o-n -o-r -g-u-i-d-a-n-c-e 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e-d -a-s -p-a-r-t -o-f -a 
        -g-u-i-d-e-w-a-y-, -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e---o-f---w-a-y 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e---o-f--
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
        -h-i-g-h-w-a-y---r-a-i-l -g-r-a-d-e -c-r-o-s-s-i-n-g-s 
        -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y 
        -o-w-n-e-r-s -t-o -c-l-o-s-e -c-r-o-s-s-i-n-g-s -w-h-e-r-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-) -n-o-t -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r 
        -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-3-0 -a-n-d 
        -1-3-3-(-b-)-(-4-) -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -2-3-, -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -t-h-o-s-e -p-o-r-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -t-e-r-m-i-n-a-l-s -a-n-d -s-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y 
        -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -i-n-t-e-r-c-i-t-y 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -a-n-d -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
        -m-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -A-n -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -m-a-y -n-o-t -b-e 
-e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-l-e-s-s -i-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -f-o-r 
-t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -a-n -e-l-e-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -a -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d 
-r-a-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -p-o-r-t-i-o-n-s 
-t-h-e-r-e-o-f -n-o-t -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-) -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -I-n -e-n-t-e-r-i-n-g -i-n-t-o -a-n-y -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t 
-t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -t-h-e -m-a-x-i-m-u-m 
-p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -f-o-r -a-n-y 
-e-l-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -a -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -h-i-g-h--
-s-p-e-e-d -r-a-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-h-a-t -i-s -t-h-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t 
-o-f -s-u-c-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -I-n -e-n-t-e-r-i-n-g -i-n-t-o -a-n-y -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t 
-t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r -u-p -t-o -8-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
-c-o-s-t -o-f -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
-i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -b-e -f-u-n-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-: -P-r-o-v-i-d-e-d-, -h-o-w-e-v-e-r-, -T-h-a-t -n-o 
-l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -2-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f 
-s-u-c-h -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y 
-S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d-/-o-r -l-o-c-a-l -f-u-n-d-s -a-n-d -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
-o-v-e-r-a-l-l -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
-b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t 
-s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d -5-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
-p-u-b-l-i-c -s-h-a-r-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-l-e-m-e-n-t -f-u-n-d-i-n-g-. 
-T-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -s-h-a-r-e -o-f -a-n -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-'-s 
-f-u-n-d-i-n-g -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-s -o-f -i-t-s -t-o-t-a-l -c-o-s-t 
-m-i-n-u-s -t-h-e -m-a-x-i-m-u-m -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
-f-u-n-d-i-n-g -f-o-r -s-u-c-h -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-.
    -`-`-(-g-) -I-n -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-i-n-g -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-o 
-e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -t-o -f-u-n-d -a-n -e-l-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -a 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -a -H-S-R -C-o-r-r-i-d-o-r-, -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -h-o-w -t-h-e 
-e-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-o -b-e -f-u-n-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h 
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -m-e-e-t-s -t-h-e -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a 
-i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-0-1-(-d-) -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -t-h-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d 
-i-n -t-h-e -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -m-a-s-t-e-r -p-l-a-n-, -t-h-e 
-t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -t-o -b-e -d-e-r-i-v-e-d 
-f-r-o-m -t-h-e -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-, -t-h-e -l-e-v-e-l -o-f 
-f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t-s -b-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
-a-n-d-/-o-r -l-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d-/-o-r 
-p-r-i-v-a-t-e -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -t-o -f-u-n-d -t-h-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t 
-e-l-e-m-e-n-t-, -c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t-s -b-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d-/
-o-r -l-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d-/-o-r -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
-e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-e-l-e-m-e-n-t-, -c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t-s -b-y -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d-/-o-r 
-l-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -f-u-n-d -a-n-y 
-i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -d-e-f-i-c-i-t -o-f 
-t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -R-a-i-l-r-o-a-d -P-a-s-s-e-n-g-e-r 
-C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -r-e-s-u-l-t -f-r-o-m 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-v-e-r -t-h-e -H-S-R -C-o-r-r-i-d-o-r -a-f-t-e-r 
-t-h-e -e-l-e-m-e-n-t -i-s -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d-, -a-n-d -s-u-c-h 
-o-t-h-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-d-e-e-m-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-.
    -`-`-(-h-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -a -e-l-e-m-e-n-t -n-o-t 
-c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -o-n -a-n -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -c-o-r-r-i-d-o-r 
-m-a-s-t-e-r -p-l-a-n -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-1-0-0-2 -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -o-n-l-y -i-f -a -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -s-u-c-h 
-i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t -i-s -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o -p-r-i-o-r -t-o 
-3-0 -m-o-n-t-h-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-t-h-e -H-i-g-h---S-p-e-e-d -R-a-i-l -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -A-c-t -o-f 
-1-9-9-3-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -1-0-0-4-. -H-I-G-H---S-P-E-E-D -R-A-I-L 
              -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T-.

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-g-r-e-a-t-e-r-.
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-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-.-'-'-.

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              -A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

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-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f 
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-1-9-9-4-, -1-9-9-5-, -1-9-9-6-, -1-9-9-7-, -a-n-d -1-9-9-8-.
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-1-9-9-4-, -1-9-9-5-, -1-9-9-6-, -1-9-9-7-, -a-n-d -1-9-9-8-.
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-1-9-9-7-, -a-n-d -1-9-9-8-.-'-'-.
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-t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-.
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-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
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-1-0-0-3 -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-.
    -(-g-) -F-u-n-d-s -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-m-a-i-n -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -u-n-t-i-l 
-e-x-p-e-n-d-e-d-.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``High-Speed Ground Transportation 
Development Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) high-speed rail may offer a safe and efficient 
        complement to existing intercity transportation modes in 
        certain densely traveled corridors linking major metropolitan 
        areas in the United States.;
            (2) high-speed rail may have environmental advantages over 
        certain other forms of intercity transportation;
            (3) Amtrak's Metroliner service between Washington, 
        District of Columbia, and New York, New York, the United States 
        premier high-speed rail service, has shown that Americans will 
        use high-speed rail when that transportation option is 
        available.
            (4) new high-speed rail service should not receive Federal 
        subsidies for operating and maintenance expenses;
            (5) State and local governments should take the prime 
        responsibility for the implementation of high-speed rail 
        service;
            (6) the private sector should participate in funding the 
        development of high-speed rail systems;
            (7) in some intercity corridors, Federal financial capital 
        assistance may be required to supplement the financial 
        commitments of State and local governments and the private 
        sector to ensure the development of the infrastructure required 
        for high-speed rail systems;
            (8) new technologies and, particularly, defense conversion 
        initiatives can facilitate the development of high-speed rail 
        in the United States;
            (9) the development of these technologies can expand the 
        competitiveness of United States industry in this country and 
        overseas; and
            (10) Federal assistance is required for research and 
        development of high-speed rail technologies for commercial 
        application in high-speed rail service in the United States.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL HIGH-SPEED RAIL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 
U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
titles:

                 ``TITLE X--HIGH-SPEED RAIL ASSISTANCE

``SEC. 1001. DESIGNATION OF CORRIDORS

    ``(a) Petition.--The Governor or Governors (or the duly authorized 
officer or officers) of a State or States that substantially encompass 
a proposed corridor may petition the Secretary for designation under 
this section.
    ``(b) Contents.--Any petition submitted pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall include such information as the Secretary determines by 
regulation to be necessary to evaluate the merits of that corridor. Any 
such petition shall also designate a public agency, for each 
petitioning State, that is authorized by the State to be responsible 
for coordination of activities under the high-speed rail program 
proposed for that corridor, and authorized to receive financial 
assistance under section 1002 or 1003.
    ``(c) Determinations and Criteria for Designation.--(1) The 
Secretary is authorized to designate as a designated corridor any 
corridor where the Secretary determines that--
            ``(A) the high-speed rail service proposed for the corridor 
        offers the potential for cost-effective intercity passenger 
        transportation as part of the Nation's transportation system; 
        and
            ``(B) high-speed rail development will not create unfair 
        competition for existing transportation service in operation or 
        under development in such corridor.
    ``(2) Determinations under paragraph (1)(A) and (B) shall be based 
on such criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate, including--
            ``(A) the integration of the designated corridor into 
        metropolitan area and Statewide transportation planning 
        undertaken pursuant to sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United 
        States Code;
            ``(B) the interconnection of the proposed high-speed rail 
        service with other parts of the Nation's transportation system, 
        including the relationship of the proposed service to 
        intermodal terminals;
            ``(C) the anticipated effect of the proposed high-speed 
        rail service on the congestion of other modes of 
        transportation;
            ``(D) any adverse impact on existing mass transit services 
        and other intercity passenger transportation modes in the 
        corridor;
            ``(E) the effect of the proposed service on the efforts of 
        State and local governments to attain compliance with the Clean 
        Air Act;
            ``(F) the past and proposed financial commitments and other 
        support of State and local governments and the private sector 
        to the proposed high-speed rail program, including the 
        acquisition of rolling stock;
            ``(G) the estimated level of ridership;
            ``(H) an evaluation of existing highway-rail grade 
        crossings on the corridor that need to be closed or separated;
            ``(I) the estimated capital cost of the proposed service, 
        including the cost of closing or separating highway-rail grade 
        crossings in the corridor;
            ``(J) the extent to which the projected revenues of the 
        proposed service, along with any financial commitments of State 
        or local governments and the private sector, are expected to 
        cover capital costs and operating and maintenance expenses; and
            ``(K) the level of support and cooperation of any owners 
        and operators of existing rail facilities proposed for 
        improvement in developing the high-speed rail service.
    ``(d) Additional Designations.--(1) The Secretary shall, upon the 
written request of the State or States that substantially encompass the 
proposed corridor, designate as a designated corridor--
            ``(A) any intercity rail corridor designated as a high-
        speed rail corridor by the Secretary under section 104(d)(2) of 
        title 23, United States Code; or
            ``(B) any discrete portion of such a corridor.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall, upon the written request of the State or 
States that substantially encompass the proposed corridor, designate as 
a designated corridor any intercity rail corridor, other than the main 
line of the Northeast Corridor between Washington, District of 
Columbia, and Boston, Massachusetts, that includes a substantial 
segment where regularly scheduled rail passenger service operates at 
speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour as of the date of enactment of 
the High-Speed Ground Transportation Development Act of 1993.
    ``(3) Any request under this subsection shall include the 
designation of a public agency, for each requesting State, that is 
authorized by the State to be responsible for coordination of 
activities under the proposed high-speed rail program, and authorized 
to receive financial assistance under section 1002 or 1003.
    ``(e) Administrative Expenses.--The Secretary may provide financial 
assistance to a public agency designated under subsection (b) for up to 
80 percent of the administrative expenses incurred by such agency, and 
determined eligible by the Secretary, in carrying out its 
responsibilities in connection with the development of a designated 
corridor. The Secretary shall establish a formula for the allocation of 
assistance under this subsection.

``SEC. 1002. CORRIDOR MASTER PLANS.

    ``(a) Requirement.--An applicant shall prepare and submit to the 
Secretary, and may periodically amend, a corridor master plan for a 
corridor, subject to the approval of the Secretary.
    ``(b) Contents.--A corridor master plan prepared under subsection 
(a) shall identify a coordinated program of improvements to advance the 
establishment of high-speed rail service in the corridor, including 
those improvements not eligible for financial assistance under this 
title. Such plan shall include--
            ``(1) identification of how the proposed high-speed rail 
        service relates to State and metropolitan area transportation 
        plans of the affected States and metropolitan areas;
            ``(2) identification of the specific elements that comprise 
        the program to achieve the high-speed rail service, including 
        their estimated costs, schedules, timing, and relationship with 
        other transportation projects;
            ``(3) identification of the transportation benefits 
        expected to be derived from each element, including reductions 
        in trip times and increases in speeds;
            ``(4) identification of specific improvements that comprise 
        each element, a representation of the extent to which such 
        improvements are eligible for financial assistance under this 
        title, and an identification of all proposed sources of funding 
        for such specific improvements;
            ``(5) identification of anticipated levels of ridership and 
        projections of revenues and expenses associated with the 
        proposed high-speed rail service when completed and for each 
        element undertaken to achieve high-speed service, including 
        estimates of any operating subsidies that would be required and 
        the sources of such subsidies;
            ``(6) an operating plan identifying the proposed schedule 
        and frequency of the high-speed rail service and the 
        coordination of such service with any other rail operations on 
        the corridor;
            ``(7) identification of specific improvements that will 
        permit sustained operating speeds substantially in excess of 
        125 miles per hour, including such improvements as 
        electrification, line straightening, and use of advanced 
        locomotive and rolling stock;
            ``(8) identification of specific enhancements to passenger 
        convenience, including such enhancements as interline ticketing 
        with other modes of transportation, parking and other means of 
        passenger access, and use of intermodal terminals, particularly 
        at airports;
            ``(9) consideration of the effect on existing rail 
        passenger service provided in the corridor by the National 
        Railroad Passenger Corporation; and
            ``(10) such other information as may be required by the 
        Secretary.
    ``(c) Plan Preparation Assistance.--The Secretary, by regulation 
and to the extent the Secretary considers reasonable, may provide 
financial assistance to an applicant preparing a corridor master plan 
for up to 50 percent of the costs associated with preparation of such 
plan incurred after the date of enactment of the High-Speed Ground 
Transportation Development Act of 1993, including the costs of design, 
environmental and route selection analysis, and preliminary engineering 
necessary to support such analyses. The Secretary shall not provide 
financial assistance under this subsection in an amount that exceeds 
the amount provided by State and local governments for such preparation 
costs.

``SEC. 1003. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DESIGNATED CORRIDORS.

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary may provide financial assistance to 
an applicant to fund improvements eligible under subsection (c). No 
financial assistance shall be provided under this title--
            ``(1) for improvements to the main line of the Northeast 
        Corridor, between Washington, District of Columbia, and Boston, 
        Massachusetts; or
            ``(2) for improvements relating to a designated corridor in 
        a State where the State prohibits the expenditure of State 
        funds for such improvements.
    ``(b) Terms, Conditions, and Procedures.--(1) The Secretary shall 
establish appropriate terms, conditions, and procedures for the 
provision of financial assistance under this section.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall not provide financial assistance under 
subsection (a) for improvements in a designated corridor unless the 
Secretary finds that the applicant is in compliance with the 
requirements of section 1005(a) relating to an arrangement for 
insurance coverage.
    ``(c) Eligible Improvements.--Improvements eligible for financial 
assistance under subsection (a) shall be those improvements, other than 
the acquisition of rolling stock, that are necessary to facilitate the 
development of high-speed rail service, including--
            ``(1) final engineering and design;
            ``(2) site specific environmental analyses and 
        environmental mitigation;
            ``(3) acquisition of right-of-way and related property;
            ``(4) acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, upgrading, 
        or replacement of roadbed, structures, track, guideway, signal 
        and communications systems, electric traction systems, 
        propulsion or guidance systems incorporated as part of a 
        guideway, maintenance-of-way facilities, maintenance-of-
        equipment facilities, private highway-rail grade crossings 
        (including payments to property owners to close such crossings 
        where appropriate) and public highway-rail grade crossings to 
        the extent authorized under subsection (f)(3), and those 
        portions of terminals and stations directly related to the 
        operation of the high-speed rail service.
Improvements that are eligible for funding under other Federal 
transportation programs shall not be eligible for financial assistance 
under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Minimum Funding.--Financial assistance may not be provided 
under subsection (a) unless such assistance enables the completion of 
at least one full element of a program to achieve high-speed rail 
service.
    ``(e) Private Funding.--In providing financial assistance under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the element or elements 
for which such assistance is provided include the maximum practicable 
private funding.
    ``(f) Funding Proportions.--(1) In providing financial assistance 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may provide financial assistance 
for up to 80 percent of the cost of specific eligible improvements. No 
less than 20 percent of the costs of such improvements shall be 
provided by State or local funds.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall not provide financial assistance to an 
applicant under subsection (a) in an amount which exceeds the amount 
provided for the development of the designated corridor by State and 
local governments, and other Federal transportation programs, after 
April 29, 1993.
    ``(3) The Secretary may provide financial assistance to an 
applicant under subsection (a) for a public highway-rail grade crossing 
improvement that is part of the development of a designated corridor 
only if such improvement was not, as of the date of enactment of the 
High-Speed Ground Transportation Development Act of 1993, included as a 
high priority for highway-rail grade crossing improvement in the State 
to be funded with funds apportioned to the State under section 
104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, and allocated under section 
133(d)(1) of such title.
    ``(g) Criteria.--In determining whether to provide financial 
assistance to fund an element under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
consider how the element meets the criteria identified in section 
1001(c), the information contained in the relevant corridor master 
plan, commitments by State and local governments to fund any increases 
in the operating deficit of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
with respect to that Corporation's operation over the designated 
corridor that result from the completion of the element, and such other 
information as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    ``(h) Final Safety Regulations; Disbursement Limitation.--(1) The 
Secretary shall issue final regulations concerning the safety of high-
speed rail service that address, at a minimum, the following subjects:
            ``(A) rail vehicle integrity;
            ``(B) passenger and crew protection and emergency 
        evacuation;
            ``(C) rail vehicle-track interaction;
            ``(D) separation and closure of highway-rail grade 
        crossings;
            ``(E) necessary train control and signaling systems;
            ``(F) the operation of high-speed and conventional 
        passenger trains, commuter trains, and freight trains in the 
        same corridor (including the means for ensuring safety in a 
        corridor while preserving the existing level of rail service 
        generally); and
            ``(G) protection against undetected incursions into the 
        right-of-way.
    ``(2) Upon disbursing any funds for improvements under subsection 
(c)(4), the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register--
            ``(A) certifying that any final safety standards that are 
        essential to ensure that those specific improvements are 
        consistent with a safe operating environment for high-speed 
        rail service are in effect; and
            ``(B) specifying what those standards are.
    ``(i) Early Assistance.--The Secretary may provide financial 
assistance under subsection (a) for an element not contained in a 
corridor master plan prepared under section 1002 only if such financial 
assistance is provided, with respect to a designated corridor, before 
the expiration of 30 months after the date of enactment of the High-
Speed Ground Transportation Development Act of 1993.

``SEC. 1004. HIGH-SPEED RAIL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to undertake research 
and development of high-speed rail technologies for commercial 
application in high-speed rail service in the United States.
    ``(b) Eligible Recipients.--In carrying out activities authorized 
by subsection (a), the Secretary may provide financial assistance to 
any United States private business, educational institution located in 
the United States, State or local government or public authority, or 
agency of the Federal Government.
    ``(c) Defense Conversion.--The Secretary shall give a high priority 
to proposals under this section which encourage civilian application to 
high-speed rail of defense-related technologies.

``SEC. 1005. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Insurance Contract and Certification.--(1) Before financial 
assistance may be provided under section 1003 for a designated 
corridor, the applicant shall--
            ``(A) enter into an arrangement for the provision of 
        liability insurance coverage, in an amount (subject to 
        subsection (c)) of $500,000,000 per occurrence, to compensate 
        for any and all loss from compensatory and punitive damage 
        claims, against such applicant, the operator of the proposed 
        high-speed rail service, or the owners and operators of the 
        track and other rail facilities that will be used for such 
        high-speed rail service, for death, bodily injury, or loss of 
        or damage to property resulting from an accident or incident 
        involving--
                    ``(i) on designated corridors having intercity rail 
                passenger service on October 1, 1993, operation of a 
                train in excess of maximum speeds for intercity 
                passenger trains in timetables in effect on October 1, 
                1993, on the applicant's corridor;
                    ``(ii) on designated corridors having rail service 
                but no rail passenger service on October 1, 1993, 
                operation of a train in excess of maximum speeds for 
                passenger trains permitted on the applicant's corridor 
                under section 213.9 of title 49, Code of Federal 
                Regulations, on October 1, 1993; and
                    ``(iii) on designated corridors for which new rail 
                lines are being built, operation of rail passenger 
                service, regardless of the nature of the conduct 
                causing such death, bodily injury, loss, or damage; and
            ``(B) certify to the Secretary that the applicant has 
        entered into such arrangement for insurance coverage.
    ``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `insurance coverage'--
            ``(A) as applicable to the primary layer of insurance up to 
        $25,000,000 per occurrence, includes self-insurance by any 
        person insured under the applicable coverage and mutual 
        indemnification agreements among any combination of such 
        persons; and
            ``(B) as applicable to layers of insurance above 
        $25,000,000 per occurrence, includes self-insurance and mutual 
        indemnification agreements that are agreed to by all persons 
        required to be insured under the applicable coverage.
Such term includes self-insurance or mutual indemnification agreements 
described under subparagraphs (A) or (B) only to the extent authorized 
under the law of any State in which the applicable rail service is 
operated.
    ``(b) Restriction on Operations.--On designated corridors upgraded 
with assistance provided under section 1003, unless insurance coverage 
as described in subsection (a) is in force, rail passenger service 
shall not--
            ``(1) on designated corridors having intercity rail 
        passenger service October 1, 1993, be operated in excess of 
        maximum speeds for intercity passenger trains in timetables in 
        effect on October 1, 1993, on the applicant's corridor;
            ``(2) on designated corridors having rail service but no 
        rail passenger service on October 1, 1993, be operated in 
        excess of maximum speeds for passenger trains permitted on the 
        applicant's corridor under section 213.9 of title 49, Code of 
        Federal Regulations; and
            ``(3) on designated corridors for which new rail lines are 
        being build, be operated.
    ``(c) Interstate Commerce Commission Jurisdiction.--Upon the 
petition of a person insured under insurance coverage purporting to be 
as described in subsection (a), the Commission shall, within 90 days 
after its receipt of such petition, determine the adequacy of such 
coverage. The petitioner shall have the burden of proving, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, the inadequacy of such insurance 
coverage (including the sufficiency of the amount specified in 
subsection (a)) with respect to the corridor for high-speed rail 
service is proposed and with respect to the potential liability of the 
petitioner. In making its determination, the Commission shall employ 
the usual and customary underwriting methodology of insurers of rail 
activities, taking into account the speeds at which passenger trains 
are proposed to operate in the corridor, any safety features, rules, 
and procedures created in connection with such proposed high-speed rail 
service, and the existence and applicability of other insurance 
coverage for the petitioner. In no event shall the Commission provide 
for a lower level of insurance coverage than is provided by subsection 
(a). In the event the Commission determines that insurance coverage is 
inadequate, the Commission shall determine the level of insurance 
coverage that is adequate. The applicant shall then provide coverage at 
that level.
    ``(d) Multiple Corridors.--Nothing in this section shall preclude 
respective applicants from jointly procuring the insurance coverage 
required pursuant to subsection (a) so that such insurance covers more 
than one corridor.

``SEC. 1006. BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an 
applicant receiving financial assistance under section 1003 shall 
ensure that the articles, materials, and supplies purchased with such 
financial assistance are substantially all of United States manufacture 
or production. An applicant that fails to meet the requirement of this 
section may not receive further assistance under section 1003.
    ``(b) Exemption.--The Secretary may grant an exemption from this 
section to an applicant with respect to the purchase of articles, 
materials, or supplies, or may grant an exemption for any improvement 
incorporating such articles, materials, or supplies, if the Secretary 
determines that--
            ``(1) the application of this section is inconsistent with 
        the public interest;
            ``(2) the cost of imposing such requirements with respect 
        to such articles, materials, or supplies is unreasonable;
            ``(3) such articles, materials, or supplies are not 
        produced or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and 
        reasonably available quantities or of a satisfactory quality;
            ``(4) such articles, materials, or supplies cannot be 
        purchased and delivered in the United States within a 
        reasonable time; or
            ``(5) such articles, materials, or supplies are produced or 
        manufactured in a country that the President has determined, in 
        its government procurement contracts, treats articles, 
        materials, or supplies produced or manufactured in the United 
        States on a national treatment basis.
    ``(c) Exception.--This section shall not apply with respect to an 
element in any case in which the total cost of the articles, materials, 
or supplies purchased in connection with such element with financial 
assistance provided under section 1003 is less than $1,000,000.

``SEC. 1007. LABOR STANDARDS.

    ``(a) Requirement To Provide Protective Arrangements.--A recipient 
of Federal assistance under section 1003, for improvements described in 
section 1003(c)(4), shall provide fair and equitable arrangements to 
protect the interests of rail employees who may be affected by such 
assistance. Such arrangements shall include the guidelines issued by 
the Secretary of Labor under subsection (c). The Secretary shall be 
satisfied that the arrangements include the Secretary of Labor's 
guidelines before providing financial assistance under section 1003.
    ``(b) Operator Responsibility for Costs.--Where State law prohibits 
the recipient of Federal assistance under section 1003 from paying the 
costs of protecting the interests of rail employees in accordance with 
this section, such costs shall be the responsibility of a beneficiary 
of such assistance formally identified by the State as having such 
responsibility or, in the absence of such an identification, the 
operator of high-speed rail service operating within the applicable 
designated corridor.
    ``(c) Issuance of Guidelines.--The Secretary of Labor shall, within 
90 days after the date of enactment of this title, issue guidelines on 
what arrangements are needed to satisfy this section. The guidelines 
shall be as protective of employee interests as the requirements of 
section 405(b) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 565(b)) and 
shall include provisions regulating subcontracting of work funded by 
financial assistance provided under section 1003.

``SEC. 1008. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.

    ``The operator of a high-speed rail service operating in interstate 
commerce or over a rail line operated in interstate commerce, within a 
designated corridor that receives financial assistance under section 
1003, shall, with respect to such high-speed rail service, be subject 
to applicable laws with respect to such service, including, but not 
limited to, the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), the Railroad 
Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), the Railroad Retirement 
Tax Act (26 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.), and the Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 351 et seq.).

``SEC. 1009. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this title--
            ``(1) the term `applicant' means a public agency designated 
        under section 1001(b) or (d)(3), or a group of such public 
        agencies, seeking financial assistance under this title for 
        development of a designated corridor;
            ``(2) the term `corridor' means an existing or proposed 
        route for high-speed rail serving two or more major 
        metropolitan areas in the United States;
            ``(3) the term `designated corridor' means a corridor 
        designated by the Secretary under section 1001;
            ``(4) the term `element' means a discrete portion of a 
        program to develop a designated corridor that has a 
        demonstrable intercity ground transportation benefit 
        independent of other improvements to such corridor;
            ``(5) the term `financial assistance' includes grants, 
        contracts, and cooperative agreements;
            ``(6) the term `high-speed rail' has the meaning given such 
        term under section 511(n) of this Act;
            ``(7) the term `improvement' means a discrete activity that 
        contributes to the development of the infrastructure of a 
        designated corridor;
            ``(8) the term `rolling stock' means locomotives and rail 
        passenger cars;
            ``(9) the term `State' means any of the several States, the 
        District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any 
        other territory or possession of the United States; and
            ``(10) the term `United States private business' means a 
        business entity organized under the laws of the United States, 
        or of a State, and conducting substantial business operations 
        in the United States.''.

SEC. 4. EXEMPTIONS FOR NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

    Section 705 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform 
Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 855) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) Applicable Exemptions and Procedures.--For the purpose of any 
State or local requirement for permit or other approval for 
construction of any improvement undertaken by Amtrak as part of the 
Northeast Corridor Improvement Project, the exemptions and procedures 
applicable to a project undertaken by the Federal Government or an 
agency thereof shall apply.''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) High-Speed Rail Assistance.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the national high-
speed rail assistance program authorized under sections 1001, 1002, and 
1003 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976--
            (1) $96,000,000 for fiscal year 1994;
            (2) $166,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
            (3) $183,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
            (4) $238,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
            (5) $299,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
    (b) Technology Development.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for high-speed rail 
technology development authorized under section 1004 of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976--
            (1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1994;
            (2) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
            (3) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
            (4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
            (5) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
    (c) Administrative Expenses of Secretary.--Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under subsections (a) and (b), the 
Secretary of Transportation may reserve the funds necessary for payment 
of the administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary in carrying 
out the Secretary's responsibilities under title X of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as added by section 3 
of this Act.
    (d) Administrative Expenses of Public Agencies.--Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Transportation may reserve up to 1 percent for the purpose of providing 
financial assistance under section 1001(e).
    (e) Funds To Remain Available.--Funds made available under this 
section shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 6. GRADE CROSSING SIGNAL DEVICES.

    Section 202 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 
431) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the subsections after the first 
        subsection (r) as subsections (s), (t), (u), and (v), 
        respectively; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(w) Grade Crossing Signal Devices.--The Secretary shall, within 1 
year after the date of enactment of this subsection, establish 
nationally uniform standards regarding the allocation of responsibility 
for selection and installation of signal devices at public railroad-
highway grade crossings.''.

SEC. 7. COLUMBUS AND GREENVILLE RAILWAY.

    (a) Redemption of Outstanding Obligations and Liabilities.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Transportation, or the Secretary of the Treasury, if a holder of any of 
the obligations, shall allow the Delta Transportation Company, d/b/a 
the Columbus & Greenville Railway, to redeem the obligations and 
liabilities of such company which remain outstanding under sections 505 
and 511 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
1976 (45 U.S.C. 825, 831).
    (b) Value.--For purposes of subsection (a), the value of each of 
the obligations and liabilities shall be an amount equal to the value 
established under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 
et seq.)
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