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 89 STAT. 90

PUBLIC LAW 94-25—MAY 26, 1975

Public Law 94-25 94th Congress An Act May 26, 1975 [H.R. 4975]

Amtrak Improvement Act of 1975. 45 USC 501 note.

Customs inspection and immigration procedures.

Experimental routes.

Seasonal routes, studies.

Discontinuance of service.

To amend the Rail Tassenger Service Act to provide financial assistance to the National Railroad 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. That this Act may be cited as the " A m t r a k Improvement Act of 1975". SEC. 2. Section 303(d) of the Kail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 5 4 3 (d)), relating to officers of the Corporation, is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end of the t h i r d sentence thereof the following: "; except that this limitation upon compensation shall not apply in the case of the president of the Corporation if the board determines with respect to such officer that a higher level of compensation is necessary and is not higher than $85,000 or the general level of compensation paid officers of railroads in positions of comparable responsibility, whichever is lesser". SEC. 3. Section 305 of such Act (45 U.S.C. 545), relating to general powers of the Corporation, is amended by striking out subsection (f), as added by section 4 of the A m t r a k Improvement Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1527), and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " (h) The Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General shall (consistent with the effective enforcement of the immigration and customs laws) establish and maintain, in cooperation with the Corporation, en route customs inspection and immigration procedures aboard trains operated in international intercity rail passenger service, which procedures will be convenient for passengers and will result in the most rapid possible transit in international intercity rail passenger service.". SEC. 4. (a) The first sentence of section 308(b) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 548 (b)), relating to reports, is amended by striking out "the precedingyear" and inserting in lieu thereof "the preceding fiscal year". (b) Sectioji 308(c) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 5 4 8 (c)), relating to reports, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Beginning in 1976, the Secretary's report on the Corporation shall be made part of the Department of Transportation annual report to the Congress." SEC. 5. Section 403(c) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 5 6 3 (c)), relating to experimental routes, is amended— (1) by striking out "the Secretary" in the first sentence and in the t h i r d sentence and inserting in lieu thereof in each such sentence "the Board of Directors"; and (2) by inserting immediately after "the Secretary" in the second sentence ", in consultation with the Board of Directors,". SEC. 6. Section 403(b) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 563(b)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: " The Corporation, at the request of States, may conduct studies during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976', to determine benefits of seasonal routes to recreational areas. SEC. 7. Section 404(b) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 5 6 4 (b)), relating to discontinuance of service, is amended— (1) by striking out " July 1, 1975" in paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof in each such paragraph "October 1, 1976"; and (2) by striking out " July 1, 1975" in the second sentence of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "March 1, 1977". SEC. 8. Section 404 of such Act (45 U.S.C. 564), relating to discontinuance of service, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

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