Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 1.djvu/980

 92 STAT. 926

Route system, modified or restructured, prohibition.

PUBLIC LAW 95-421—OCT. 5, 1978 within 45 days after the date of adoption, determine and resubmit a revised recommendation. Each such revised plan shall be submitted to the Congress for review pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. (3) For the purposes of this subsection— (A) continuity of a session of the Congress is broken only by an adjournment sine die; and (B) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment for more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in computing the 90-day period. (f) Notwithstanding any other provison of law, the route system of the Corporation in effect on January 1, 1978, shall not be modified or restructured prior to October 1, 1979, except with respect to those routes initiated by the Corporation subsequent to January 1, 1978, pursuant to section 404(a) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 564(a)). Nothing in this subsection shall be construed by the Corporation as precluding the rerouting of existing rail passenger service, or construed as requiring the Corporation to maintain service provided under an agreement with a State pursuant to section 403(b) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 563(b)) if such State fails to meet its share of the costs of such service or requests discontinuance of such service. (g) Subject to subsection (f) of this section, immediately upon approval of the final recommendations of the Secretary, the Corporation shall implement the basic route system designated in such recommendations and shall complete such implementation as soon thereafter as possible, but in no event later than 12 months after the date of such approval. (h)(1) The provisions of section 404(c'i (1) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 564(c)(1)), including the criteria and procedures developed under such section, shall not apply to the preliminary or final recommendations developed by the Secretary under this section. After the date of approval of the basic system designated in the final recommendations of the Secretary, any additions, deletions, or modifications in such basic svstem may be made by the Corporation in accordance with the criteria and procedures developed under such section 404(c)(1). (2) During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this section, and ending 12 months after the date of approval of the new basic route system designated by the Secretary under this section, the provisions of section 801(a) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 641 (a)) (including the regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder) shall not apply to the development or implementation of the new basic route system. (i) Subject to subsection (f) of this section, the basic system designated in the final recommendations of the Secretary shall, after the date upon which such recommendations are approved, supersede any other system or route previously in effect. RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE REPORT

SEC. 5. Section 703(2) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 853 (2)) is amended— (1) by inserting " (A) " immediately after "TRANSPORTATION.—';and

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