Sec. 5. Expansion of passenger rail and high-performance rail
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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the Federal-State Intercity Partnership program $80,000,000,000 for the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 2025. Section 24911(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(3)as paragraphs
(2)through (4), respectively; and by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following: the Secretary shall give priority to projects that install or upgrade infrastructure that will enable high-performance passenger rail along new or existing rail corridors regardless of the location of such projects within the United States; . Section 24911(d)(3)(B)(i) of title 49, United States Code, as redesignated, is amended— in subclause (IV), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subclause (V), by inserting and after the semicolon at the end; and by adding at the end the following: anticipated positive impacts of the project's efforts to electrify the corridor, or make improvements to allow for electrification infrastructure (as defined in the All Aboard Act of 2025 ) in the future; . There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $30,000,000,000 for the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 2025, to provide grants authorized under section 22907 of title 49, United States Code. Section 22907(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: A Class I railroad company only if— the entity uses the funds to install electrification infrastructure; the project uses project labor agreements; the project includes enforceable agreements to hire from local communities; the entity complies with section 22404 of title 49, United States Code; and the project is in partnership with at least 1 of the entities described in paragraphs
(1)through (5). . Section 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Any project to facilitate zero-emission locomotive infrastructure, including projects— to electrify publicly-owned or Amtrak-owned routes; to rehabilitate or improve existing locomotives, MU locomotives, or trains (including engines) to reduce emissions; to purchase railroad infrastructure and right of way from freight railroads— to expand passenger rail or regional rail; or with the intent to electrify rail in the future; to build electrified rail corridors; to electrify rail yards; to lease or acquire an easement along a right-of-way for electrification; to purchase electrification equipment and rolling stock or other zero-emission locomotives, MU locomotives, and equipment; to ensure new electrification infrastructure is climate-resilient; and to engage in robust engagement with communities impacted by any new rail infrastructure. . Section 22907(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: The Secretary shall prescribe the form and manner of filing an application under this section. Each application for a grant under this section shall include a transition plan that examines the impact of the proposed project on the workforce of the eligible entity and includes— an identification of skills gaps, training needs, and retraining needs of the workforce; a plan to operate and maintain infrastructure of the project using existing insourced workforce; a plan to avoid displacement of the workforce; an identification of the steps the eligible entity will take to offset any identified negative impact or potential displacement of the workforce, including how the entity will use the funds from the grant and its own funding to implement the transition plan; and a description of how the eligible entity will work with any organizations representing the workforce to implement the transition plan. Each application for a grant for an eligible project described under subsection (c)(17) shall include— plans for robust engagement, early in the project planning process, with communities impacted by any new rail electrification infrastructure; plans for hiring from local communities, displaced rail workers, tribal and indigenous communities, and environmental justice communities; and a description of wage and apprenticeship requirements for individuals employed to construct, operate, and maintain rail electrification infrastructure. . Section 22907(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(2)and
(3)as paragraphs
(3)and (4), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: In selecting a recipient of a grant for an eligible project, the Secretary shall give priority to a proposed project that includes electrification infrastructure (as defined in the All Aboard Act of 2025 )— in freight railyards or corridors in environmental justice communities; and along new or existing rail corridors. . There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $30,000,000,000 for the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 2025, for the use of Amtrak. Of the funds appropriated to the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1), $5,000,000,000 shall be used for climate resiliency improvement projects to increase resiliency against climate-related changes in conditions, including flooding risk, sea level rise, extreme storms, coastal erosion, and extreme temperatures. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000,000 for the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 2025, to provide grants under section 22909 of title 49, United States Code. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000,000 for the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 2025, to provide grants under section 22908 of title 49, United States Code. Section 24305 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Unless specifically prohibited by law or inconsistent with a grant agreement pursuant to which the relevant funding was provided, Amtrak or States may use grant funding received from the Federal Government to cover any non-Federal share of costs required to be paid under grant programs authorized in title 23 or 49, United States Code, or in other Federal laws, to the extent necessary to advance critical intercity passenger rail investments. . Section 130(e)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)as subparagraphs
(C)and (D), respectively; and by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: At least ½ of the funds set aside each fiscal year under subparagraph
(A)shall be available for the installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings. .