§24903. Program master plan for Boston-New York main line

(a) Contents.-Not later than October 27, 1993, in consultation with Amtrak and the commuter and freight rail carriers operating over the Northeast Corridor main line between Boston, Massachusetts, and New York, New York, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a program master plan for a coordinated program of improvements to that main line that will allow the establishment of regularly scheduled, safe, and dependable rail passenger transportation between Boston, Massachusetts, and New York, New York, in not more than 3 hours, including intermediate stops. The plan shall include-

(1) a description of the implications of the improvements for the regional transportation system, including the probable effects on general travel trends and on travel volumes in other transportation modes and the implications for State and local governments in achieving compliance with the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);

(2) an identification of the coordinated program of improvements and the specific projects of that program, including the estimated costs, schedules, timing, and relationship of those projects with other projects;

(3) an identification of the financial responsibility for the specific projects of that program and the sources of the amounts for the projects;

(4) an operating plan for the construction period of the improvements that shows a coordinated approach to scheduling intercity and commuter trains;

(5) an operating plan for the coordinated scheduling of intercity and commuter trains for the period after the program is completed, including priority scheduling, dispatching, and occupancy of tracks for appropriately frequent, regularly scheduled intercity rail passenger transportation between Boston, Massachusetts, and New York, New York, in not more than 3 hours, including intermediate stops;

(6) a comprehensive plan to control future congestion in the Northeast Corridor attributable to increases in intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation;

(7) an assessment of long-term operational safety needs and a list of specific projects designed to maximize operational safety; and

(8) comments that Amtrak submits to the Secretary on the plan.

(b) Submitting Modifications of Plan to Congress.-The Secretary shall submit to Congress any modification made to the program master plan and comments that Amtrak submits on the modification.

( Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 933 .)

In subsection (a), the word "appropriate" is omitted as surplus. Before clause (1), the words "develop and" are omitted as surplus. In clause (8), the words "the contents of" are omitted as surplus.

References in Text

The Clean Air Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, 69 Stat. 322 , as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 85 (§7401 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7401 of Title 42 and Tables.

Change of Name

Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives, with certain jurisdiction relating to railroads, railway labor, or railway retirement and unemployment given to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Representatives, by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 10362 of this title.