Sec. 203. State-supported routes
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Chapter 247 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2014 , the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a State-Supported Route Advisory Committee to promote mutual cooperation and planning pertaining to the rail operations and related activities of trains operated on State-supported routes and to further implement section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 ( 49 U.S.C. 24101 note).
The Committee shall consist of representatives of— Amtrak; the Department of Transportation, including the Federal Railroad Administration; and 7 States that sponsor State-supported routes, selected by the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration on the basis of appropriate expertise and geographic balance, and in a manner that ensures that all appropriate States are represented periodically on the Committee. The membership belonging to any of the groups described in each individual subparagraph of paragraph
(2)shall not constitute a majority of the Committee’s memberships. The Committee shall establish a schedule and location for convening meetings, but shall meet no less than 2 times every fiscal year. The Committee shall develop rules and procedures to govern the Committee’s proceedings. Not later than January 31, 2015, and annually thereafter, Amtrak shall transmit to each State that sponsors a State-supported route, and to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate— a final statement of costs, revenues, ridership, and other information determined appropriate by the Committee established under subsection (a), pertaining to each such route for the prior fiscal year; and a cost, service, and ridership forecast for each such route for the upcoming fiscal year, developed pursuant to the methodology established under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 ( 49 U.S.C. 24101 note). The Committee may establish a different deadline than is required under paragraph
(1)for submission of final financial statements and cost, service, and ridership forecasts. Beginning in 2015, and each year thereafter, Amtrak shall transmit to each State that sponsors a State-supported route quarterly updates of the cost, service, and ridership forecast described in paragraph (1)(B) to enable States to pace costs against State budgets, plan effectively, and address unexpected changes in costs in a timely manner, on the following dates: April 30, for the period encompassing January through March of such year. July 31, for the period encompassing April through June of such year. October 31, for the period encompassing July through September of such year. Not later than February 15, 2015, and monthly thereafter, Amtrak shall provide to each State that sponsors a State-supported route a monthly invoice of the cost of operating such route, including fixed costs and third-party costs. If a dispute arises with respect to a forecast developed under subsection (b), an invoice developed under subsection (c), or the terms of a contract for operation of a State-supported route negotiated between Amtrak and a State that sponsors the route, either Amtrak or the State may request that the Surface Transportation Board conduct expedited dispute resolution under this subsection. The Surface Transportation Board shall establish procedures for expedited resolution of disputes brought before it under this subsection. The decision of the Surface Transportation Board under this subsection shall be binding on the parties to the dispute. The Federal Railroad Administration may provide assistance to the parties in the course of negotiations for a contract for operation of a State-supported route. In negotiating a contract for operation of a State-supported route, Amtrak and the State or States that sponsor the route shall consider including provisions that provide penalties and incentives for performance based on metrics that take into account only those factors within the control of Amtrak or the State or States. In this section, the term State means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. . The table of sections for such chapter 247 is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 24712. State-supported routes. .
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