Sec. 35202. 5-year business line and assets plans
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Chapter 243, as amended by section 35201 of this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 24319 the following: Not later than February 15 of each year, Amtrak shall submit to Congress and the Secretary final 5-year business line plans and 5-year asset plans prepared in accordance with this section. These final plans shall form the basis for Amtrak's general and legislative annual report to the President and Congress required by section 24315(b). Each plan prepared under this section shall be based on funding levels authorized or otherwise available to Amtrak in a fiscal year.
In the absence of an authorization or appropriation of funds for a fiscal year, the plans shall be based on the amount of funding available in the previous fiscal year, plus inflation. Amtrak may include an appendix to the asset plan required in subsection
(c)that describes any capital funding requirements in excess of amounts authorized or otherwise available to Amtrak in a fiscal year for capital investment. Amtrak shall prepare a 5-year business line plan for each of the following business lines and services: Northeast Corridor train services. State-supported routes operated by Amtrak. Long-distance routes operated by Amtrak. Ancillary services operated by Amtrak, including commuter operations and other revenue generating activities as determined by the Secretary in consultation with Amtrak. The 5-year business line plan for each business line shall include, at a minimum— a statement of Amtrak's vision, goals, and service plan for the business line, coordinated with any entities that are contributing capital or operating funding to support passenger rail services within those business lines, and aligned with Amtrak's Strategic Plan and 5-year asset plans under subsection (c); all projected revenues and expenditures for the business line, including identification of revenues and expenditures incurred by— passenger operations; non-passenger operations that are directly related to the business line; and governmental funding sources, including revenues and other funding received from States; projected ridership levels for all passenger operations; estimates of long-term and short-term debt and associated principal and interest payments (both current and forecasts); annual profit and loss statements and forecasts and balance sheets; annual cash flow forecasts; a statement describing the methodologies and significant assumptions underlying estimates and forecasts; specific performance measures that demonstrate year over year changes in the results of Amtrak’s operations; financial performance for each route within each business line, including descriptions of the cash operating loss or contribution and labor productivity for each route; specific costs and savings estimates resulting from reform initiatives; prior fiscal year and projected equipment reliability statistics; and an identification and explanation of any major adjustments made from previously-approved plans. In meeting the requirements of this section, Amtrak shall— coordinate the development of the business line plans with the Secretary; for the Northeast Corridor business line plan, coordinate with the Northeast Corridor Commission and transmit to the Commission the final plan under subsection (a)(1), and consult with other entities, as appropriate; for the State-supported route business line plan, coordinate with the State-Supported Route Committee established under section 24712; for the long-distance route business line plan, coordinate with any States or Interstate Compacts that provide funding for such routes, as appropriate; ensure that Amtrak's annual budget request to Congress is consistent with the information in the 5-year business line plans; and identify the appropriate Amtrak officials that are responsible for each business line. In meeting the requirements under this subsection, Amtrak shall use the categories specified in the financial accounting and reporting system developed under section 203 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 ( 49 U.S.C. 24101 note) when preparing its 5-year business line plans. Amtrak shall prepare a 5-year asset plan for each of the following asset categories: Infrastructure, including all Amtrak-controlled Northeast Corridor assets and other Amtrak-owned infrastructure, and the associated facilities that support the operation, maintenance, and improvement of those assets. Passenger rail equipment, including all Amtrak-controlled rolling stock, locomotives, and mechanical shop facilities that are used to overhaul equipment. Stations, including all Amtrak-controlled passenger rail stations and elements of other stations for which Amtrak has legal responsibility or intends to make capital investments. National assets, including national reservations, security, training and training centers, and other assets associated with Amtrak’s national passenger rail transportation system. Each asset plan shall include, at a minimum— a summary of Amtrak's 5-year strategic plan for each asset category, including goals, objectives, any relevant performance metrics, and statutory or regulatory actions affecting the assets; an inventory of existing Amtrak capital assets, to the extent practicable, including information regarding shared use or ownership, if applicable; a prioritized list of proposed capital investments that— categorizes each capital project as being primarily associated with— normalized capital replacement; backlog capital replacement; improvements to support service enhancements or growth; strategic initiatives that will improve overall operational performance, lower costs, or otherwise improve Amtrak's corporate efficiency; or statutory, regulatory, or other legal mandates; identifies each project or program that is associated with more than 1 category described in clause (i); and describes the anticipated business outcome of each project or program identified under this subparagraph, including an assessment of— the potential effect on passenger operations, safety, reliability, and resilience; the potential effect on Amtrak's ability to meet regulatory requirements if the project or program is not funded; and the benefits and costs; and annual profit and loss statements and forecasts and balance sheets for each asset category. In meeting the requirements of this subsection, Amtrak shall— coordinate with each business line described in subsection (b)(1) in the preparation of each 5-year asset plan and ensure integration of each 5-year asset plan with the 5-year business line plans; as applicable, coordinate with the Northeast Corridor Commission, the State-Supported Route Committee, and owners of assets affected by 5-year asset plans; and identify the appropriate Amtrak officials that are responsible for each asset category. The Secretary shall— evaluate the costs and scope of all national assets; and determine the activities and costs that are— required in order to ensure the efficient operations of a national passenger rail system; appropriate for allocation to 1 of the other Amtrak business lines; and extraneous to providing an efficient national passenger rail system or are too costly relative to the benefits or performance outcomes they provide. In this section, the term national assets means the Nation’s core rail assets shared among Amtrak services, including national reservations, security, training and training centers, and other assets associated with Amtrak’s national passenger rail transportation system. Not later than 1 year after the date of completion of the evaluation under paragraph (4), the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, in consultation with the Amtrak Board of Directors, the governors of each relevant State, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or their designees, shall restructure or reallocate, or both, the national assets costs in accordance with the determination under that section, including making appropriate updates to Amtrak’s cost accounting methodology and system. . The requirements for Amtrak to submit final 5-year business line plans and 5-year asset plans under section 24320 of title 49, United States Code, shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. The table of contents for chapter 243, as amended by section 35201 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 24320. Amtrak 5-year business line and asset plans. . Section 204 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 ( 49 U.S.C. 24101 note), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents of that Act, are repealed. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— review existing Amtrak reporting requirements and identify where the existing requirements are duplicative with the business line and capital plans required by section 24320 of title 49, United States Code; if the duplicative reporting requirements are administrative, the Secretary shall eliminate the duplicative requirements; and submit to Congress a report with any recommendations for repealing any other duplicative Amtrak reporting requirements.
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