§ 24102. Definitions

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In this part—

(1)“auto-ferry transportation” means intercity rail passenger transportation—

(A)of automobiles or recreational vehicles and their occupants; and

(B)when space is available, of used unoccupied vehicles.

(2)“commuter authority” means a State, local, or regional entity established to provide, or make a contract providing for, commuter rail passenger transportation.

(3)“commuter rail passenger transportation” means short-haul rail passenger transportation in metropolitan and suburban areas usually having reduced fare, multiple-ride, and commuter tickets and morning and evening peak period operations.

(4)“intercity rail passenger transportation” means rail passenger transportation, except commuter rail passenger transportation.

(5)“long-distance route” means a route described in subparagraph

(C)of paragraph (7).

(6)“National Network” includes long-distance routes and State-supported routes.

(7)“national rail passenger transportation system” means—

(A)the segment of the continuous Northeast Corridor railroad line between Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, District of Columbia;

(B)rail corridors that have been designated by the Secretary of Transportation as high-speed rail corridors (other than corridors described in subparagraph (A)), but only after regularly scheduled intercity service over a corridor has been established;

(C)long-distance routes of more than 750 miles between endpoints operated by Amtrak as of the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008; and

(D)short-distance corridors, or routes of not more than 750 miles between endpoints, operated by—

(i)Amtrak; or

(ii)another rail carrier that receives funds under chapter 229.

(8)“Northeast Corridor” means Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.

(9)“rail carrier” means a person, including a unit of State or local government, providing rail transportation for compensation.

(10)“rate” means a rate, fare, or charge for rail transportation.

(11)“regional transportation authority” means an entity established to provide passenger transportation in a region.

(12)“state-of-good-repair” means a condition in which physical assets, both individually and as a system, are—

(A)performing at a level at least equal to that called for in their as-built or as-modified design specification during any period when the life cycle cost of maintaining the assets is lower than the cost of replacing them; and

(B)sustained through regular maintenance and replacement programs.

(13)“State-supported route” means a route described in subparagraph

(B)or

(D)of paragraph (7), or in section 24702, that is operated by Amtrak, excluding those trains operated by Amtrak on the routes described in paragraph (7)(A).

(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 900; Pub. L. 105–134, title IV, § 407, Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2586; Pub. L. 110–432, div. B, title II, § 201(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4909; Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, § 11006(a), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1624; Pub. L. 115–420, § 7(b)(3)(A)(i)(I), Jan. 3, 2019, 132 Stat. 5446.)

In clause (1), before subclause (A), the text of 45:502(1), (2), and

(10)is omitted as surplus. The text of 45:502(6), (7), (12), (14), and

(18)is omitted because the complete names of the Performance Evaluation Center, Interstate Commerce Commission, Railroad Safety System Program, Technical Assistance Panel, and Secretary of Transportation are used the first time the terms appear in a section. The words “characterized by transportation” are omitted as surplus.

In clause (3), the text of 45:502(5)(A) and the words “on and after October 1, 1979” are omitted as obsolete. Reference to 45:564(e) is omitted as obsolete because 45:564(e) was repealed by section 1183(d) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–35, 95 Stat. 697).

In clauses

(4)and (10), the words “authority, corporation, or other” are omitted as surplus.

In clause (4), the words “and includes the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the Maryland Department of Transportation the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation, any successor agencies, and any entity created by one or more such agencies for the purpose of operating” are omitted as surplus.

In clause (5), the words “whether within or across the geographical boundaries of a State” are omitted as surplus.

Clause

(9)is added to eliminate repetition of the words “fares or charges” throughout this part.

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