Public Law 110-432/Division B

{{SECTION|SEC. 1.|SEC. 1}}. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

 * (a) .—
 * This division may be cited as the ``Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008´´.


 * (b) .—
 * The table of contents for this division is as follows:
 * Sec. 1. Short Title; Table of Contents.
 * Sec. 2. Amendment of title 49, United States Code.
 * Sec. 3. Definition.


 * TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS
 * Sec. 101. Authorization for Amtrak capital and operating expenses.
 * Sec. 102. Repayment of long-term debt and capital leases.
 * Sec. 103. Authorization for the Federal Railroad Administration.


 * TITLE II—AMTRAK REFORM AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
 * Sec. 201. National railroad passenger transportation system defined.
 * Sec. 202. Amtrak board of directors.
 * Sec. 203. Establishment of improved financial accounting system.
 * Sec. 204. Development of 5-year financial plan.
 * Sec. 205. Restructuring long-term debt and capital leases.
 * Sec. 206. Establishment of grant process.
 * Sec. 207. Metrics and standards.
 * Sec. 208. Methodologies for Amtrak route and service planning decisions.
 * Sec. 209. State-supported routes.
 * Sec. 210. Long-distance routes.
 * Sec. 211. Northeast Corridor state-of-good-repair plan.
 * Sec. 212. Northeast Corridor infrastructure and operations improvements.
 * Sec. 213. Passenger train performance.
 * Sec. 214. Alternate passenger rail service pilot program.
 * Sec. 215. Employee transition assistance.
 * Sec. 216. Special passenger trains.
 * Sec. 217. Access to Amtrak equipment and services.
 * Sec. 218. General Amtrak provisions.
 * Sec. 219. Study of compliance requirements at existing intercity rail stations.
 * Sec. 220. Oversight of Amtrak's compliance with accessibility requirements.
 * Sec. 221. Amtrak management accountability.
 * Sec. 222. On-board service improvements.
 * Sec. 223. Incentive pay.
 * Sec. 224. Passenger rail service studies.
 * Sec. 225. Report on service delays on certain passenger rail routes.
 * Sec. 226. Plan for restoration of service.
 * Sec. 227. Maintenance and repair facility utilization study.
 * Sec. 228. Sense of the Congress regarding the need to maintain Amtrak as a national passenger rail system.


 * TITLE III—INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL POLICY
 * Sec. 301. Capital assistance for intercity passenger rail service.
 * Sec. 302. Congestion grants.
 * Sec. 303. State rail plans.
 * Sec. 304. Tunnel project.
 * Sec. 305. Next generation corridor train equipment pool.
 * Sec. 306. Rail cooperative research program.
 * Sec. 307. Federal rail policy.


 * TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 * Sec. 401. Commuter rail mediation.
 * Sec. 402. Routing efficiency discussions with Amtrak.
 * Sec. 403. Sense of Congress regarding commuter rail expansion.
 * Sec. 404. Locomotive biofuel study.
 * Sec. 405. Study of the use of biobased technologies.
 * Sec. 406. Cross-border passenger rail service.
 * Sec. 407. Historic preservation of railroads.


 * TITLE V—HIGH-SPEED RAIL
 * Sec. 501. High-speed rail corridor program.
 * Sec. 502. Additional high-speed rail projects.


 * TITLE VI—CAPITAL AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS FOR WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
 * Sec. 601. Authorization for capital and preventive maintenance projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

{{SECTION|SEC. 2.|SEC. 2}}. AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

 * Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this division an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision of law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.

{{SECTION|SEC. 3.|SEC. 3}}. DEFINITION.

 * In this division, the term ``Secretary´´ means the Secretary of Transportation.