Sec. 11415. RAIL PASSENGER LIABILITY
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## SEC. 11415 RAIL PASSENGER LIABILITY **[**[49 U.S.C. 28103 note](/us/usc/t49/s28103)**]** ###
(a)Amtrak Incident Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the aggregate allowable awards to all rail passengers, against all defendants, for all claims, including claims for punitive damages, arising from a single accident or incident involving Amtrak occurring on May 12, 2015, shall not exceed $295,000,000. ###
(b)Adjustment Based on Consumer Price Index The liability cap under section 28103(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, shall be adjusted on the date of enactment of this Act to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index-All Urban Consumers between such date and December 2, 1997, and the Secretary shall provide appropriate public notice of such adjustment. The adjustment of the liability cap shall be effective 30 days after such notice. Every fifth year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall adjust such liability cap to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index-All Urban Consumers since the last adjustment. The Secretary shall provide appropriate public notice of each such adjustment, and the adjustment shall become effective 30 days after such notice. ## Subtitle E Project Delivery
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RAIL PASSENGER LIABILITY
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