Sec. 11304. GULF COAST RAIL SERVICE WORKING GROUP

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## SEC. 11304 GULF COAST RAIL SERVICE WORKING GROUP ###

(a)In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convene a working group to evaluate the restoration of intercity rail passenger service in the Gulf Coast region between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Orlando, Florida. ###

(b)Membership The working group convened pursuant to subsection

(a)shall consist of representatives of— ####

(1)the Federal Railroad Administration, which shall serve as chair of the working group; ####

(2)Amtrak; ####

(3)the States along the proposed route or routes; ####

(4)regional transportation planning organizations and metropolitan planning organizations, municipalities, and communities along the proposed route or routes, which shall be selected by the Administrator; ####

(5)the Southern Rail Commission; ####

(6)railroad carriers whose tracks may be used for such service; and ####

(7)other entities determined appropriate by the Secretary, which may include other railroad carriers that express an interest in Gulf Coast service. ###

(c)Responsibilities The working group shall— ####

(1)evaluate all options for restoring intercity rail passenger service in the Gulf Coast region, including options outlined in the report transmitted to Congress pursuant to section 226 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110-432); ####

(2)select a preferred option for restoring such service; ####

(3)develop a prioritized inventory of capital projects and other actions required to restore such service and cost estimates for such projects or actions; and ####

(4)identify Federal and non-Federal funding sources required to restore such service, including options for entering into public-private partnerships to restore such service. ###

(d)Report Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that includes— ####

(1)the preferred option selected under subsection (c)(2) and the reasons for selecting such option; ####

(2)the information described in subsection (c)(3); ####

(3)the funding sources identified under subsection (c)(4); ####

(4)the costs and benefits of restoring intercity rail passenger transportation in the region; and ####

(5)any other information the working group determines appropriate. ###

(e)Funding From funds made available under section 11101(d), the Secretary shall provide— ####

(1)financial assistance to the working group to perform requested independent technical analysis of issues before the working group; and ####

(2)administrative expenses that the Secretary determines necessary.

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Sec. 11304

GULF COAST RAIL SERVICE WORKING GROUP

Pub. L.Pub. L. 110-432

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