§24318 — Title 49 Transportation | U.S. Code

Summary

Amtrak must keep internal controls that fairly assign its costs, revenues, and other payments between the Northeast Corridor and the National Network, including appropriate shares of common and fixed costs. Amtrak may make agreements with one or more States under section 209 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note). For this rule, "Northeast Corridor" means the main line between Boston, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia and the facilities and services used to operate and maintain that line, despite section 24102.

Title 49, §24318

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(a)Amtrak shall establish and maintain internal controls to ensure Amtrak’s costs, revenues, and other compensation are appropriately allocated to the Northeast Corridor, including train services or infrastructure, or the National Network, including proportional shares of common and fixed costs.

(b)Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of Amtrak to enter into an agreement with 1 or more States to allocate operating and capital costs under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note).

(c)Notwithstanding section 24102, for purposes of this section, the term “Northeast Corridor” means the Northeast Corridor main line between Boston, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, and facilities and services used to operate and maintain that line.

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section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 209 of div. B of Pub. L. 110–432, which is set out as a note under section 24101 of this title.

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–58 struck out “Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015,” before “Amtrak”.

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Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2015 Amendment note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§24318 Costs and revenues

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Title 49, §24318

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