Sec. 11305. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR COMMISSION

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## SEC. 11305 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR COMMISSION ###

(a)Composition Section 24905(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (1)— #####

(A)in the matter preceding subparagraph

(A)by inserting “, infrastructure investments,” after “rail operations”; #####

(B)by striking subparagraph

(B)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(B) > > members representing the Department of Transportation, including the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration;” > ; and #####

(C)in subparagraph

(D)by inserting “and commuter” after “freight”; and ####

(2)by amending paragraph

(6)to read as follows: > > #### “(6) > > The members of the Commission shall elect co-chairs consisting of 1 member described in paragraph (1)(B) and 1 member described in paragraph (1)(C).” > . ###

(b)Statement of Goals and Recommendations Section 24905(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph

(1)by inserting “and periodically update” after “develop”; ####

(2)in paragraph (2)(A) by striking “beyond those specified in the state-of-good-repair plan under section 211 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008”; and ####

(3)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(3) Submission of statement of goals, recommendations, and performance reports > > The Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives— > > > ##### “(A) > > any updates made to the statement of goals developed under paragraph

(1)not later than 60 days after such updates are made; and > > > ##### “(B) > > annual performance reports and recommendations for improvements, as appropriate, issued not later than March 31 of each year, for the prior fiscal year, which summarize— > > > ###### “(i) > > the operations and performance of commuter, intercity, and freight rail transportation along the Northeast Corridor; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the delivery of the capital investment plan described in section 24904.” > . ###

(c)Cost Allocation Policy Section 24905(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in the subsection heading by striking “Access Costs” and inserting “Allocation of Costs”; ####

(2)in paragraph (1)— #####

(A)in the paragraph heading by striking “formula” and inserting “policy”; #####

(B)in the matter preceding subparagraph

(A)by striking “Within 2 years after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, the Commission” and inserting “The Commission”; #####

(C)in subparagraph

(A)by striking “formula” and inserting “policy”; and #####

(D)by striking subparagraphs

(B)through

(D)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(B) > > develop a proposed timetable for implementing the policy; > > > ##### “(C) > > submit the policy and the timetable developed under subparagraph

(B)to the Surface Transportation Board, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; > > > ##### “(D) > > not later than October 1, 2015, adopt and implement the policy in accordance with the timetable; and > > > ##### “(E) > > with the consent of a majority of its members, petition the Surface Transportation Board to appoint a mediator to assist the Commission members through nonbinding mediation to reach an agreement under this section.” > ; ####

(3)in paragraph (2)— #####

(A)by striking “formula proposed in” and inserting “policy developed under”; and #####

(B)in the second sentence— ######

(i)by striking “the timetable, the Commission shall petition the Surface Transportation Board to” and inserting “paragraph (1)(D) or fail to comply with the policy thereafter, the Surface Transportation Board shall”; and ######

(ii)by striking “amounts for such services in accordance with section 24904(c) of this title” and inserting “for such usage 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)(A), as applicable”; ####

(4)in paragraph (3), by striking “formula” and inserting “policy”; and ####

(5)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(4) Request for dispute resolution > > If a dispute arises with the implementation of, or compliance with, the policy developed under paragraph (1), the Commission, Amtrak, or public authorities providing commuter rail passenger transportation on the Northeast Corridor may request that the Surface Transportation Board conduct dispute resolution. The Surface Transportation Board shall establish procedures for resolution of disputes brought before it under this paragraph, which may include the provision of professional mediation services.” > . ###

(d)Conforming Amendments ####

(1)Title 49 Section 24905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— #####

(A)in the section heading by striking “infrastructure and operations advisory”; #####

(B)in subsection (a)— ######

(i)in the heading by striking “Infrastructure and Operations Advisory”; and ######

(ii)by striking “Infrastructure and Operations Advisory”; #####

(C)by striking subsection (d); #####

(D)by redesignating subsections

(e)and

(f)as subsections

(d)and (e), respectively; #####

(E)in subsection (d), as so redesignated— ######

(i)by striking “to the Commission” and inserting “to the Secretary for the use of the Commission and the Northeast Corridor Safety Committee”; and ######

(ii)by striking “for the period encompassing fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to carry out this section” and inserting “to carry out this section during fiscal years 2016 through 2020, in addition to any amounts withheld under section 11101(g) of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015”; and #####

(F)in subsection (e)(2), as so redesignated, by striking “on the main line.” and inserting “on the main line and meet annually with the Commission on the topic of Northeast Corridor safety and security.”. ####

(2)Table of contents The table of contents for chapter 249 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 24905 and inserting the following:" “24905. Northeast Corridor Commission.” ".