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 PUBLIC LAW 96-73—SEPT. 29, 1979 mutual agreement be renewed for one or more additional terms of not more than two years."; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(2) Any rail passenger service which is operated by the Corporation on January 1, 1979, and which constitutes commuter rail passenger service as defined in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall, until April 1, 1981, continue to be operated by the Corporation and funded in accordance with the method of funding in effect for that service on January 1, 1979. In addition, any rail passenger service which (A) is operated by the Consolidated Rail Corporation, (B) is the subject of an application for discontinuance filed with the Commission before July 15, 1979, and (C) constitutes commuter rail passenger service as defined in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall, until April 1, 1981, be operated by the Corporation and funded by the Corporation in the same manner as service operated under the preceding sentence. "(3) The Corporation shall, until April 1, 1981, continue to accept commuter based fares for any rail passenger service which it operates and for which such fares are accepted on January 1, 1979. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as prohibiting the Corporation or any other railroad from increasing the amount of any fare charged for rail passenger service."

93 STAT. 545

Commuter based fares.

SERVICE CHANGES

116. (a) SERVICE CHANGES.—Section 404(b) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 564(b)) is amended to read as follows: "(b) After October 1, 1979, all route discontinuances by the Corporation shall be in accordance with the Route and Service Criteria.". (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 404 of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 564) is amended by striking out SEC.

"SEC. 404. DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE."

and inserting in lieu thereof "SEC. 404. SERVICE CHANGES." APPLICATION OF ROUTE AND SERVICE CRITERIA

SEC. 117. Section 404(c) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 564(c)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(4)(A) The Corporation shall conduct an annual review of each long-distance route in the basic system to determine if such route meets the criteria set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this section, as adjusted to reflect constant 1979 dollars. If the Corporation determines, on the basis of such review, that a route fails to meet the criteria set forth in such paragraph, the Corporation shall evaluate such route under the Route and Service Criteria. If the Corporation determines, on the basis of such evaluation, that such route fails to meet the Route and Service Criteria, the Corporation shall discontinue the operation of rail passenger service over such route. "(B) The annual review conducted by the Corporation under subparagraph (A) shall include an evaluation of the potential market demand for, and the cost of providing service on, portions or segments of long-distance routes, and the potential market demand for, and cost of providing service on, alternative routings. The Corporation shall transmit the results of the annual review to each House of the Congress and to the Secretary of Transportation.".

59-194 O - 81

37: QL3

Review of longdistance routes.

Review results, transmittal to Congress and Secretry of Transportation.

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