Sec. 2302. Northeast Corridor Commission
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Section 24905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)(1)(D), by inserting authorities after carriers ; in subsection (b)(3)(B)— in clause (i)— by inserting , including ridership trends, after transportation ; and by striking and at the end; in clause (ii)— by inserting first year of the after the delivery of the ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: progress in assessing and eliminating the state-of-good-repair backlog. ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting Development of policy ;
Policy in subparagraph (A), by striking develop a standardized policy and inserting develop and maintain the standardized policy first approved on September 17, 2015, and update, as appropriate, ; by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: develop timetables for implementing and maintaining the policy; ; in subparagraph (C), by striking the policy and the timetable and inserting updates to the policy and timetables ; and by amending subparagraph
(D)to read as follows: support the efforts of the members of the Commission to implement the policy in accordance with the timetables developed pursuant to subparagraph (B); ; by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: In accordance with the timetables developed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), Amtrak and commuter authorities on the Northeast Corridor shall implement the policy developed under paragraph
(1)in their agreements for usage of facilities or services. If the entities referred to in subparagraph
(A)fail to implement the policy in accordance with paragraph (1)(D) or fail to comply with the policy thereafter, the Surface Transportation Board shall— determine the appropriate compensation in accordance with the procedures and procedural schedule applicable to a proceeding under section 24903(c), after taking into consideration the policy developed under paragraph (1); and enforce its determination on the party or parties involved. ; and in paragraph (4), by striking public authorities providing commuter rail passenger transportation and inserting commuter authorities ; and in subsection (d)— by striking 2016 through 2020 and inserting 2022 through 2026 ; and by striking section 11101(g) of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 and inserting section 101(e) of the . Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021