[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5024 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5024

  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make a loan guarantee 
                          available to Amtrak.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2002

   Mr. Oberstar (for himself, Mr. Clement, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
  Baldacci, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
Mascara, Mr. Baird, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Filner, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Holden, 
  Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Borski, Mr. Honda, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
  Green of Texas, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Israel) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make a loan guarantee 
                          available to Amtrak.

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

SECTION 1. LOAN GUARANTEE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall, within 1 day after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, make available to Amtrak a loan guarantee under title V of 
the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 
U.S.C. 821 et seq.) for a loan in the amount of $270,000,000. A loan 
guaranteed pursuant to this Act may be used for capital expenditures 
and operating expenses of Amtrak.
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