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 12 2 STA T .493 3 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 432 —O CT. 1 6, 200 8(5)Betw ee nHar r isbu r g an dP ittsburg h, Penns ylv ania, t o deter m ine whether to in c rease f re q uency of p assenger rail service along the route or along segments of the route . ( 6 ) T he C apitol L imited R oute between Cumberland, M ary - land, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to determine whether to reinstate a station stop at Roc k wood, Pennsylvania. (b) AS S I S TANCE . — The Comptroller G eneral of the General Accountability O ffice shall, upon request by Amtrak, assist Amtrak in conducting the studies under subsection (a). (c) HI GH - SP EE D RAI L C OR RIDOR ST U DIES.—( 1 ) The Secretary shall conduct— (A) an analysis of the Secretary ’ s D ecember 1, 1 9 9 8 ,e x ten- sion of the designation of the Southeast High-Speed Rail Cor- ridor as authori z ed under section 1 04 (d)( 2 )oftitle2 3, U nited States Code, including an analysis of alternative routings for the corridor (B) a feasibility analysis regarding the expansion of the South Central High-Speed Rail Corridor— (i) to Memphis, Tennessee; (ii) to the Port of Houston, Texas; (iii) through K illeen, Texas; and (iv) south of San Antonio, Texas, to a location in far south Texas to be chosen at the discretion of the Secretary; and (C) a feasibility analysis regarding the expansion of the Keystone Corridor to Cleveland, Ohio. These analyses shall consider changes that have occurred in the region’s population, anticipated patterns of population growth, connectivity with other modes of transportation, the ability of the proposed corridor to reduce regional traffic congestion, and the ability of current and proposed routings to enhance tourism. W ithin 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report on these analyses to the Committee on Transpor- tation and I nfrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and shall redesignate or modify corridor designations based on these analyses, if necessary. (2) The Secretary shall establish a process for a State or group of States to petition the Secretary to redesignate or modify any designated high-speed rail corridors. SEC.2 2 5 . R E PO R T O N SER VI CE D E LAY S ON CERTAIN PASSEN G ER RAIL RO U TES. Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that— (1) describes service delays and the sources of such delays on— (A) the Amtrak passenger rail route between Seattle, Washington, and Los Angeles, California (commonly known as the ‘ ‘Coast Starlight’’); and (B) the Amtrak passenger rail route between V an- couver, British Columbia, Canada, and E ugene, Oregon (commonly known as ‘‘Amtrak Cascades’’); and Deadlin e .R e ports .

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