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 PUBLIC LAW 102-533—OCT. 27, 1992 106 STAT. 3515 Public Law 102-583 102d Congress An Act To authorize appropriations for the National Raihx)ad Passenger Corporation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Amtrak Authorization and Development Act". SEC. 2. SAFETY IMPROVEMEa>lTS. Title VIII of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 642 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: '«EC. 811. RAIL AT-GRADE CROSSINGS. "(a) ELIMINATION.— The Secretary, in consultation with the States along the main line of the Noruieast Corridor, shall develop a plan by September 30, 1993, for the elimination of all highway at-grade crossings of such main line by December 31, 1997. "(b) EXCEPTIONS. — The plan developed under subsection (a) may provide that the elimination of a highway at-grade crossing not be required if eliminating such crossing is impracticable or unnecessary and the use of the crossing will be consistent with such conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure safety. "(c) FUNDING.— The Corporation shall pay 20 percent of the cost of the elimination of eacn highway at-grade crossing pursuant to the plan.". SEC. 8. EXPERIMENTATION WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES. Title VIII of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 642 et seq.) (as amended by section 2) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: '«EC. 812. EXPERIMENTATION WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES. ''(a) PLAN. —The Corporation shall develop a plan for the demonstration of new technologies in rail passenger equipment. Such plan shall provide that any new equipment procured by the Corporation that may significantly increase train speeds over existing rail facilities shall be demonstrated, to the extent practicable, throughout the national intercity rail passenger system. "(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— The Corporation shall, not later than September 30, 1993, submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, cuid Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the plan developed under subsection (a), incluoing its goals, locations for technology demonstration, and a schedule for implementation of the jplan. "(c) COOPERATION. —Irhe Corporation, in order to facilitate efforts to increase train speeds throughout the national intercity rail passenger system, shall, upon request by eligible applicants. Oct. 27, 1992 [H.R. 4250] Amtrak Authorization and Development Act 45 USC 501 note. 45 USC 650. 45 USC 650b.

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