Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/722

 95 STAT. 696

Notice. Ante, p.693.

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 "(D)(i) No later than 80 days after the beginning of each fiscal year, the Corporation shall evaluate the financial requirements for operating the basic system and its progress in achieving the system-wide performance standards prescribed in this Act during such fiscal year. If the Corporation determines that the funds to be available for such fiscal year are insufficient to meet the projected operating costs, or if the Corporation projects that the system cannot meet the performance standards of this Act, the Corporation shall, in accordance with this subparagraph, take such action as may be necessary to reduce such costs and improve performance. "(ii) Any action taken by the Corporation to reduce costs or improve performance pursuant to this subparagraph shall be designed to continue the maximum level of service practicable, and may include— "(I) changes in frequency of service; "(II) increases in fares; "(III) reductions in the costs of sleeper car service on certain routes; "(IV) reductions in the costs of dining car service on certain routes; "(V) increases in the passenger capacity of cars used on certain routes; and "(VI) restructuring or adjustment of the route system or discontinuance of service over routes, considering short-term avoidable loss and the number of passengers served by trains on such routes. "(E) The Corporation shall, prior to October 1, 1983, reduce its costs of management by not less than 10 percent of the administrative costs incurred during the period of twelve calendar months prior to June 1, 1981. "(F)(i) Notice of any discontinuance of service pursuant to this paragraph or section 403(b) of this Act shall be posted at least 14 days before such discontinuance in all stations served by the train to be discontinued. "(ii) Notice of any discontinuance of service pursuant to this paragraph or section 403(b) of this Act shall be given in such a manner as the Corporation determines will afford an opportunity for any State or group of States, or any regional or local agency or other person, to agree to share the cost of such route, train, or service, or some portion of such route, train, or service. Such notice shall be given at least 90 days prior to such discontinuance. "(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (ii), the Corporation may discontinue service pursuant to this paragraph or section 403(b) of this Act during the first month of a fiscal year if the authorization for appropriations or the appropriations for the benefit of the Corporation for such fiscal year are not enacted at least 90 days prior to the beginning of such fiscal year, and the Corporation may. discontinue service pursuant to this paragraph or section 403(b) of this Act during the 30 days following enactment of any appropriation for the benefit of the Corporation or rescission thereof. Notice of discontinuance of service pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be given by the Corporation to any affected State or regional or local transportetion authority as soon as possible following the decision to effect such discontinuance.". (c) Section 404(c)(5) of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 564(c)(5)) is amended by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (B)

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