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 PUBLIC LAW 95-421—OCT. 5, 1978 (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(B) Within one year after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the submission by the Secretary to the Congress of a report on the conflict between the needs of commuter rail passenger service and the needs of intercity rail passenger service in the Northeast Corridor and on the allocation of access rights to key Northeast Corridor terminals, especially Pennsylvania Station in New York, New York.".

92 STAT. 927

Report to G)ngre88.

STUDY OF RELATIONSHIP OF AMTRAK FARE STRUCTURE TO THE INTERCITY BUS INDUSTRY

SEC. 6. The Comptroller General shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Interstate Commerce Commission, conduct a study of the economic relationship of the fare structure of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to the intercity bus industry. The Comptroller General shall, no later than December 31, 1978, submit a report to the Congress setting forth the results of such study.

Report to G>ngre88.

HEARINGS ON U N F A I R OR PREDATORY PRACTICES

SEC. 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 306 of the Rail 45 USC 546a. Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 546), the Interstate Commerce Commission shall have, upon the application of any aggrieved motor carrier, jurisdiction under any applicable provision of part 1 of the Interstate Commerce Act over any rate, fare, charge, or marketing 7*05*, p. 1337. practice of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation with respect to any route or service which operates at a loss for the purpose of hearing the complaint over an unfair or predatory practice. NORTHEAST

CORRIDOR

SEC. 8. Section 703 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 853) is amended— (1) in paragraph (l)(A)(i) thereof, by inserting "at most" immediately before "a 3-hour-and-40-minute" and "a 2-hour-and40-minute", respectively; (2) in paragraph (1)(B) thereof, by inserting "or other responsible parties" immediately after "(or local or regional transportation authorities)"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: " (5) CoMPATABLE EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary shall develop economical and reliable rolling stock and related equipment designed to be compatible with the track, operating, and marketing characteristics of the Northeast Corridor at and after the completion of the Northeast Corridor improvement project, including the capability to reliably meet the trip times set forth in paragraph (1)(E) of this section in regularly scheduled revenue service in the Northeast Corridor. The Secretary shall consult with the Corporation in the development of such equipment. Before purchasing such equipment with Federal financial assistance, the Corporation shall obtain the Secretary's concurrence that the equipment meets the goals specified in this paragraph. The Corporation shall submit requests for authorization of appropriations

Requests for appropriation authorizations.

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