[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2205 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2205

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to promote the cooperation of 
 Amtrak with local governments in the implementation of activities to 
               enhance railroad property and structures.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2001

 Mr. Simmons introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to promote the cooperation of 
 Amtrak with local governments in the implementation of activities to 
               enhance railroad property and structures.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Amtrak Good Neighbor Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. RAIL PROPERTY AND STRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 24906 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and enhancing rail property and 
        structures'' after ``at-grade crossings'' in the section 
        heading; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Rail Property and Structure Enhancement.--The National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation shall, on request from and in 
conjunction with a local government in a State on the main line of the 
Northeast Corridor, develop within a reasonable amount of time a plan 
for rail enhancement activities, and shall facilitate the 
implementation of that plan, including providing to the local 
government, or its agents or contractors, safe access to rail property 
and structures for the implementation of the rail enhancement 
activity.''.
    (b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The item relating to section 
24906 in the table of sections of chapter 249 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``and enhancing rail property and 
structures'' after ``at-grade crossings''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 24901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) `rail enhancement activity' means landscaping, 
        painting, and other beautification, historic preservation, and 
        rehabilitation and operation of rail property and structures 
        (including buildings, bridges, grade crossings, flyovers, and 
        other facilities).''.
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