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 12 2 STA T .49 22 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 4 3 2 —O CT. 1 6, 200 8‘ ‘ (1)STA T EM E N T OFG OA LS.—TheCom m is sio n sh al l d e v elo p as t atement o fg oals c once r ning the f u ture of N ortheast Corridor rail infrastructure and operations b ased on achieving e x panded and improved intercit y, commuter, and freight rail services operating w ith greater safety and reliability, reduced travel times, increased fre q uencies and enhanced intermodal connec - tions designed to address airport and highway congestion, reduce transportation energy consumption, improve air quality, and increase economic development of the Northeast Corridor region. ‘‘( 2 ) R E C OMMEN D AT I ONS.—The Commission shall develop recommendations based on the statement developed under this section addressing, as appropriate— ‘‘( A ) short-term and long-term capital investment needs beyond those specified in the state-of-good-repair plan under section 211 of the P assenger Rail I nvestment and Improvement Act of 2 0 0 8; ‘‘( B ) future funding requirements for capital improve- ments and maintenance; ‘‘(C) operational improvements of intercity passenger rail, commuter rail, and freight rail services; ‘‘( D ) opportunities for additional non-rail uses of the Northeast Corridor; ‘‘( E ) scheduling and dispatching; ‘‘( F ) safety and security enhancements; ‘‘( G ) equipment design; ‘‘( H ) mar k eting of rail services; ‘‘(I) future capacity requirements; and ‘‘( J ) potential funding and financing mechanisms for pro j ects of corridor-wide significance. ‘‘(c) ACCESS COSTS.— ‘‘(1) DE V ELO P MENT OF FO R M U LA.— W ithin 2 years after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, the Commission shall— ‘‘(A) develop a standardi z ed formula for determining and allocating costs, revenues, and compensation for North- east Corridor commuter rail passenger transportation, as defined in section 2 4 102 of this title, on the Northeast Corridor main line between Boston, M assachusetts, and Washington, District of Columbia, and the Northeast Cor- ridor branch lines connecting to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Spuyten Duyvil, New Y ork, that use Amtrak facilities or services or that provide such facilities or services to Amtrak that ensures that— ‘‘(i) there is no cross-subsidization of commuter rail passenger, intercity rail passenger, or freight rail transportation; ‘‘(ii) each service is assigned the costs incurred only for the benefit of that service, and a proportionate share, based upon factors that reasonably reflect rel- ative use, of costs incurred for the common benefit of more than 1 service; and ‘‘(iii) all financial contributions made by an oper- ator of a service that benefit an infrastructure owner other than the operator are considered, including but not limited to, any capital infrastructure investments and in-kind services; Deadlin e .

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