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 93 STAT. 542

PUBLIC LAW 96-73—SEPT. 29, 1979 REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS

45 USC 548.

SEC. 113. Section 308(a)(1) of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 is amended to read as follows: "(a)(1) Not later than the 45th day following the end of each calendar month, the Corporation shall transmit to the Congress and release to the public the following information applicable to its operations for such calendar month:'. UNIFORM CONTRACT

SEC. 114. Section 402 of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 562) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g) The Corporation shall enter into a contract with rail carriers on an industrywide basis to establish rights for the operation of special or charter trains between specific routes and points anywhere in the Nation upon provision of reasonable notice (of not less than seven days) to the carriers involved in the operation of any special or charter trains, except that with respect to rail lines on which rail passenger service has not been operated for the preceding 180 days, reasonable notice under this sentence shall be notice of not less than 21 days. If the Corporation and the rail carriers are unable to reach agreement by January 1, 1981, the Commission shall, upon application by the Corporation, order rail services to be provided under this subsection and shall, consistent with just and reasonable compensation principles, determine within 180 days after such date the proper amount of compensation for the provision of such services and the proper method of prior notification of the schedule and routing of a special or charter train by the Corporation." NEW SERVICE

115. ROUTE ADDITIONS.—Section 403(a) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 563(a)) is amended to read as follows: "(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, after October 1, 1979, all route additions shall be in accordance with the Route and Service Criteria.". (b) SUBSIDIZED SERVICE.—Section 403(b) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 563(b)) is amended to read as follows: "(b)(1)(A) Any State or group of States, or any regional or local agency, may submit an application to the Corporation requesting the institution of rail passenger service in addition to that service provided in the basic system. "(B) An application for rail passenger service under this subsection shall be submitted at least 180 days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year in which such service is to be operated, except that an application for service to be operated in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, shall be submitted no later than the 60th day following the beginning of such fiscal year. "(C) Each application by a State or agency for rail passenger service under this subsection shall contain— "(i) adequate assurances by such State or agency that it has sufficient resources to meet its share of the cost of such service for the period such service is to be provided; "(ii) a market analysis acceptable to the Corporation to ensure that there is adequate demand to warrant such service; "(iii) a statement by such State or agency that it agrees to provide 20 percent of the solely related costs of such service in SEC.

Application for additional service.

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