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 PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 "(12) Implementation of policies ensuring equitable access to the Northeast Corridor by both intercity and commuter services. "(13) Coordination among the various users of the Northeast Corridor, particularly intercity and commuter passenger services. "(14) Amtrak's maximization of the use of its resources, including the most cost-effective use of employees, facilities, and real estate. Amtrak is encouraged to enter into agreements with the private sector and undertake initiatives which are consistent with good business judgment and designed to maximize its 1 revenues and minimize Federal subsidies.. DEFINITIONS

SEC. 1173. Section 103 of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 502) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively, and by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (14) as paragraphs (10) through (17), respectively; (2) by inserting immediately after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: "(2) 'Amtrak Commuter* means the Amtrak Commuter Services Corporation created under title V of this Act.". (3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (7), as redesignated, the following new paragraphs: "(8) 'Commuter authority' means any State, local, or regional authority, corporation, or other entity established for purposes of providing commuter service, and includes the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the Maryland Department of Transportation, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation, any successor agencies, and any entity created by one or more such agencies for the purpose of operating, or contracting for the operation of, commuter service. "(9) 'Commuter service' means short-haul rail passenger service operated in metropolitan and suburban areas, whether within or across the geographical boundaries of a State, usually characterized by reduced fare, multiple-ride, and commutation tickets and by morning and evening peak period operations."; and (4) in paragraph (11), as redesignated, by striking out "commuter and other and all that follows through "operations" and inserting in lieu thereof "commuter service". CHANGES IN BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SEC. 1174. (a) Section 303(a) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 543(a)) is amended— (1) by striking out paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs: "(1) The Corporation shall have a board of directors consisting of nine individuals who are citizens of the United States, as follows: "(A) The Secretary of Transportation, ex officio. The Secretary of Transportation may be represented at meetings of the Board by his deputy, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Ad-

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