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 12 2 STA T .4967PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 4 3 2 —O CT. 16 , 200 8(2)Fol lo wingthesubm ission o f the r e p ort un d erp a ragraph ( 1 )( B ) , the S e c retar y shall transmit to the C ommittee on T ransportation and I nfrastructure of the H ouse of R epresenta - ti v es and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tation of the Senate a report containing any proposal with respect to subparagraphs (B) through ( K ) of subsection (a)(1) that are selected by the Secretary under paragraph (1) of this subsection, all the information regarding the proposal provided to the Secretary under subsection (d), and any other relevant information deemed appropriate . ( 3 ) The report re q uired under paragraph (2) shall not be submitted by the Secretary until the report submitted under paragraph (1) has been considered through a hearing by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the report submitted under paragraph (1)(B). (f) PRELIM I NA R YE N G INEERING. — For planning and preliminary engineering activities that meet the criteria of section 2 6 1 0 1of title 49, U nited States Code, (other than subsections (a) and (b)(2)) that are underta k en after the Secretary submits reports to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate as required under subsection (e), nottoe x ceed $5 ,000,000 is authori z ed to be appropriated from funds made available under section 26104(a) of such title. O nly 1 proposal for each corridor under subsection (a) shall be eligible for such funds. (g) NOACT ION SW IT H O U TA D DITIONAL AUTHORITY.—No Federal agency may take any action to implement, establish, facilitate, or otherwise act upon any proposal submitted under this section, other than those actions specifically authorized by this section, without explicit statutory authority enacted after the date of enact- ment of this Act. (h) D E F INITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply

(1) INTERCITY P ASSENGER RAIL.—The term ‘ ‘intercity pas- senger rail ’ ’ means intercity rail passenger transportation as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code. (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia. (3) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘Northeast Corridor’’ has the meaning given under section 24102 of title 49, United States Code. (4) HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR.—The terms ‘‘high-speed rail corridor’’ and ‘‘corridor’’ mean a corridor designated by the Secretary pursuant to section 104(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code, and the Northeast Corridor. Ap p ro pr iat io n a u t h ori z ation .Re port s .

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