Sec. 22302. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR COMMISSION
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## SEC. 22302 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR COMMISSION Section 24905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)(1)(D), by inserting “authorities” after “carriers”; ####
(2)in subsection (b)(3)(B)— #####
(A)in clause (i)— ######
(i)by inserting “, including ridership trends,” after “transportation”; and ######
(ii)by striking “and” at the end; #####
(B)in clause (ii)— ######
(i)by inserting “first year of the” after “the delivery of the”; and ######
(ii)by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(iii) > > progress in assessing and eliminating the state-of-good-repair backlog.” > ; ####
(3)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)in the paragraph heading, by striking “Development of policy” and inserting “Policy”; ######
(ii)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,”; ######
(iii)by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: > > ##### “(B) > > develop timetables for implementing and maintaining the policy;” > ; ######
(iv)in subparagraph (C), by striking “the policy and the timetable” and inserting “updates to the policy and timetables”; and ######
(v)by amending subparagraph
(D)to read as follows: > > ##### “(D) > > support the efforts of the members of the Commission to implement the policy in accordance with the timetables developed pursuant to subparagraph (B);” > ; #####
(B)by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: > > #### “(2) Implementation > > > ##### “(A) In general > > 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. > > > ##### “(B) Effect of failure to implement or comply with policy > > 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— > > > ###### “(i) > > 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 > > > ###### “(ii) > > enforce its determination on the party or parties involved.” > ; and #####
(C)in paragraph (4), by striking “public authorities providing commuter rail passenger transportation” and inserting “commuter authorities”; and ####
(4)in subsection (d)— #####
(A)by striking “2016 through 2020” and inserting “2022 through 2026”; and #####
(B)by striking “section 11101(g) of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015” and inserting “section 22101(e) of the Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021”.