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Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110

§24318 Costs and Revenues

Title 49 › SUBTITLE V — RAIL PROGRAMS › PART C — PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 243 — AMTRAK › § 24318

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Amtrak must keep internal checks so its costs, revenues, and other payments are properly divided between the Northeast Corridor and the National Network, including fair shares of common and fixed costs. Amtrak can still make cost-sharing agreements with one or more States under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note). Northeast Corridor — the main line between Boston, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, plus the facilities and services used to run and maintain it.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §24318

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(a)Allocation.—
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)Rule of Construction.—
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)Definition of Northeast Corridor.—
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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

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”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

49 U.S.C. § 24318

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110