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 94 STAT. 410

PUBLIC LAW 96-254—MAY 30, 1980 and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

Passenger Railroad Rebuilding Act of 1980. 45 USC 501 note.

TITLE II—RAIL PASSENGER CORRIDORS SHORT TITLE

SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the 'Passenger Railroad Rebuilding Act of 1980". RAIL PASSENGER CORRIDOR SERVICE

45 USC 854.

SEC. 202. Section 703 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 853) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking "goals:" and inserting in lieu thereof "goals to the extent compatible with the amount of authorizations specified in section 704 of this title:"; (2) in paragraph (l)(A)(i) thereof, by striking "Within 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act," and inserting in lieu thereof "No later than September 30, 1985,"; and (3) in the fourth sentence of paragraph (1)(E), by striking out "6" and inserting in lieu thereof "9". SEPARATION OF PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC

Alternate offcorridor routing plans.

Agreements with rail freight carriers.

SEC. 203. Section 703 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 853) is further amended— (1) by inserting "(A)" immediately after the paragraph heading in paragraph (3) and by adding at the end of such paragraph the following: "(B)(i) Within 6 months after the date of enactment of the Passenger Railroad Rebuilding Act of 1980, the Secretary shall develop plans for alternate off-corridor routings of freight traffic over lines along the Northeast Corridor between the Washington, District of Columbia Metropolitan area and the New York Metropolitan area, including intermediate points. "(ii) The Secretary may enter into agreements with rail freight carriers and regional transportation agencies for a period of no less than 5 years to provide for the implementation by such rail carriers of the off-corridor routings on such terms and conditions as the parties may agree. Promptly upon reaching such agreement, the Secretary shall apply to the Commission for approval of the agreement and all related agreements accompaning such application. "(iii) If the Commission finds that approval of such agreements is necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, it shall, within 90 days after the receipt of the application, approve such application and related agreements including the provision of service use of tracks and facilities as provided in such application. "(iv) If the Secretary and any other involved rail freight carriers are unable to reach the agreement or agreements necessary as provided in clause (ii) of this subparagraph, the Secretary may, with the consent of all involved rail freight carriers, make application to the Commission which shall, within 90 days after such application, if it finds that doing so is necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, find the terms and conditions for the agreement necessary and such terms and conditions shall be binding upon all involved rail freight carriers.

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