Sec. 9103. Consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvement grants
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Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection
(b)by adding at the end the following: A commuter authority (as such term is defined in section 24102). ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph
(1)by inserting , maintenance, and upgrades after Deployment ; in paragraph
(3)by inserting or safety after address congestion ; in paragraph
(4)by striking identified by the Secretary and all that follows through rail transportation and inserting to reduce congestion, improve service, or facilitate ridership growth in intercity rail passenger transportation and commuter rail passenger transportation (as such term is defined in section 24102) ; in paragraph
(5)by inserting or to establish new quiet zones before the period at the end; and in paragraph
(9)by inserting or commuter rail passenger transportation (as such term is defined in section 24102) after between intercity rail passenger transportation ; in subsection
(e)by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: In selecting a recipient of a grant for an eligible project, the Secretary shall give preference to— projects that will maximize the net benefits of the funds made available for use under this section, considering the cost-benefit analysis of the proposed project, including anticipated public benefits relative to the costs of the proposed project and factoring in the other considerations described in paragraph (2); and projects that benefit a station that— serves Amtrak and commuter rail; is listed amongst the 25 stations with highest ridership in the most recent Amtrak Company Profile; and has support from both Amtrak and the provider of commuter rail passenger transportation servicing the station. ; in subsection (g)(1) by striking 25 percent and inserting 15 percent ; in subsection
(l)by striking Secretary shall and inserting Secretary may ; by redesignating subsections (i), (j), (k), and
(l)as subsections (k), (l), (m), and (n), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(h)the following: Of the amounts made available under this section, at least 50 percent shall be for projects that have total project costs of greater than $100,000,000. The amounts awarded under this section for commuter rail passenger transportation projects shall be transferred by the Secretary, after selection, to the Federal Transit Administration for administration of funds in accordance with chapter 53. As a condition of receiving a grant under this section that is used to acquire, construct, or improve railroad right-of-way or facilities, any employee covered by the Railway Labor Act ( 45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) who is adversely affected by actions taken in connection with the project financed in whole or in part by such grant shall be covered by employee protective arrangements established under section 22905(e). The grant recipient and the successors, assigns, and contractors of such recipient shall be bound by the protective arrangements required under subparagraph (A). Such recipient shall be responsible for the implementation of such arrangement and for the obligations under such arrangement, but may arrange for another entity to take initial responsibility for compliance with the conditions of such arrangement. Subsections
(g)and (f)(1) of section 22905 shall not apply to grants awarded under this section for commuter rail passenger transportation projects. .
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