109 HR 3567 IH: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act U.S. House of Representatives 2005-07-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3567 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2005 Mr. King of New York (for himself and Mr. Pascrell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects for Amtrak.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act.

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Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $898,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the use of Amtrak to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland.

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Availability of funds

The Secretary shall not make funds appropriated under section 2 available to Amtrak for a project unless the Secretary has received from Amtrak and has approved an engineering and financial plan for that project.

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Inspector General review

The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall conduct and transmit to the Congress an annual review to determine whether the expenditure and obligation of funds made available under this Act are consistent with the purposes for which those funds are made available.