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 PUBLIC LAW 95-421—OCT. 5, 1978

92 STAT. 923

Public Law 95-421 95th Congress An Act To amend the Rail Passenger Service Act to extend the authorizations of appropriations for an additional fiscal year, to provide for public consideration and implementation of a rail passenger service study, and for other purposes.

Oct. 5.1978 [S. 3040]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Amtrak United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TTTLiB

SECTION

Improvement Act of 1978. 45 USC 501 note.

1. I'his Act may be cited as the "Amtrak Improvement Act

of 1978". AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 2. (a) Section 601(a)(1) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 601 (a)(1)) is amended— (1) in clause (1) thereof (A) by striking out "except for" and all that follows through "sentence" and inserting in lieu thereof "including the payment of the additional operating expenses of the Corporation which result ffom the operation and maintenance of the Northeast Corridor pursuant to title VII of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.)", (B) by striking out "and" immediately after "1977,", and (C) by inserting ", and not to exceed $600,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979" immediately after "1978"; (2) in clause (2) thereof (A) by striking out "and" immediately after "1977,", and (B) by striking out "1978;" and inserting in lieu thereof "1978, and not to exceed $130,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, which shall include funds for expenditures for compatible equipment under section 703(5) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 853(5)); and"; (3) by striking out clause (3) and redesignating clause (4), and all references thereto, as clause (3); and (4) in clause (3) thereof, as so redesignated, by inserting ", and not to exceed $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979" immediately after "1978". (b)(1) Section 60i (a)(2) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 601(a)(2)) is amended by striking out "subsection (a)(4) " and inserting in lieu (2) Section 602(d) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 602(d)) is amended by striking out "clause (4) " and inserting in lieu thereof "clause (3) " BUDGET ESTIMATES

SEC. 3. Subsection (b) of section 601 of the Rail Passenger Service Repeal. Act (45 U.S.C. 601 (b)) is repealed. ROUTE REXAMINATION

SEC. 4. (a) The Secretary of Transportation (hereinafter in this sec- Preliminary tion referred to as the "Secretary"), in cooperation with the National recommendations Railroad Passenger Corporation (hereinafter in this section referred for route system. 45 USC 521 note.

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