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[CITE: 49USC24307]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                        SUBTITLE V--RAIL PROGRAMS
 
                    PART C--PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
 
                           CHAPTER 243--AMTRAK
 
Sec. 24307. Special transportation

    (a) Reduced Fare Program.--Amtrak shall maintain a reduced fare 
program for the following:
        (1) individuals at least 65 years of age.
        (2) individuals (except alcoholics and drug abusers) who--
            (A) have a physical or mental impairment that substantially 
        limits a major life activity of the individual;
            (B) have a record of an impairment; or
            (C) are regarded as having an impairment.

    (b) Employee Transportation.--(1) In this subsection, ``rail carrier 
employee'' means--
        (A) an active full-time employee of a rail carrier or terminal 
    company and includes an employee on furlough or leave of absence;
        (B) a retired employee of a rail carrier or terminal company; 
    and
        (C) a dependent of an employee referred to in clause (A) or (B) 
    of this paragraph.

    (2) Amtrak shall ensure that a rail carrier employee eligible for 
free or reduced-rate rail transportation on April 30, 1971, under an 
agreement in effect on that date is eligible, to the greatest extent 
practicable, for free or reduced-rate intercity rail passenger 
transportation provided by Amtrak under this part, if space is 
available, on terms similar to those available on that date under the 
agreement. However, Amtrak may apply to all rail carrier employees 
eligible to receive free or reduced-rate transportation under any 
agreement a single systemwide schedule of terms that Amtrak decides 
applied to a majority of employees on that date under all those 
agreements. Unless Amtrak and a rail carrier make a different agreement, 
the carrier shall reimburse Amtrak at the rate of 25 percent of the 
systemwide average monthly yield of each revenue passenger-mile. The 
reimbursement is in place of costs Amtrak incurs related to free or 
reduced-rate transportation, including liability related to travel of a 
rail carrier employee eligible for free or reduced-rate transportation.
    (3) This subsection does not prohibit the Interstate Commerce 
Commission from ordering retroactive relief in a proceeding begun or 
reopened after October 1, 1981.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 911; Pub. L. 105-
134, title IV, Sec. 406(b), Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2586.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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24307(a)..............................  45:545(c)(2).                    Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, 84 Stat.
                                                                          1327,
 Sec.  305(c)(2); added Sept. 29,
                                                                          1979,
 Pub. L. 96-73, Sec.  105(2), 93
                                                                          Stat.
 539.
24307(b)..............................  45:545(c)(1).                    Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, 84 Stat.
                                                                          1327,
 Sec.  305(c)(1); added Nov. 3,
                                                                          1973,
 Pub. L. 93-146, Sec.  6, 87
                                                                          Stat.
 550; Sept. 29, 1979, Pub. L. 96-
                                                                          73, S
ec.  105(1), 93 Stat. 539.
24307(c)..............................  45:565(f).                       Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, 84 Stat.
                                                                          1327,
 Sec.  405(f); added June 22,
                                                                          1972,
 Pub. L. 92-316, Sec.  8, 86
                                                                          Stat.
 230; Sept. 29, 1979, Pub. L. 96-
                                                                          73, S
ec.  120(a), 93 Stat. 547; Aug.
                                                                          13, 1
981, Pub. L. 97-35, Sec.  1184,
                                                                          95 St
at. 697.
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    In subsection (a), before clause (1), the word ``maintain'' is 
substituted for ``Within 90 days after September 29, 1979'' and 
``establish'' for clarity.
    In subsection (b), before clause (1), the word ``act'' is 
substituted for ``take all steps necessary to'' to eliminate unnecessary 
words. The words ``access to'' are added for clarity. In clause (1), the 
words ``and devices'' are omitted as surplus. In clause (4), the words 
``architectural and other'' are omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (c)(1)(A), the words ``period of'' and ``while on'' 
are omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (c)(2), the words ``take such action as may be 
necessary to'', ``the terms of . . . policy or'', and ``to such railroad 
employee'' are omitted as surplus. The words ``or group of railroads'' 
are omitted because of 1:1.


                               Amendments

    1997--Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 105-134 redesignated subsec. (c) as 
(b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows:
    ``(b) Actions To Ensure Access.--Amtrak may act to ensure access to 
intercity transportation for elderly or handicapped individuals on 
passenger trains operated by or for Amtrak. That action may include--
        ``(1) acquiring special equipment;
        ``(2) conducting special training for employees;
        ``(3) designing and acquiring new equipment and facilities;
        ``(4) eliminating barriers in existing equipment and facilities 
    to comply with the highest standards of design, construction, and 
    alteration of property to accommodate elderly and handicapped 
    individuals; and
        ``(5) providing special assistance to elderly and handicapped 
    individuals when getting on and off trains and in terminal areas.''


                 Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990

    Pub. L. 105-134, title IV, Sec. 406(a), Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 
2586, provided that:
    ``(1) Access improvements at certain shared stations.--Amtrak is 
responsible for its share, if any, of the costs of accessibility 
improvements required by the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 [42 
U.S.C. 12101 et seq.] at any station jointly used by Amtrak and a 
commuter authority.
    ``(2) Certain requirements not to apply until 1998.--Amtrak shall 
not be subject to any requirement under subsection (a)(1), (a)(3), or 
(e)(2) of section 242 of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12162) until January 1, 1998.''

  Abolition of Interstate Commerce Commission and Transfer of Functions

    Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and functions of Commission 
transferred, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104-88, to Surface 
Transportation Board effective Jan. 1, 1996, by section 702 of this 
title, and section 101 of Pub. L. 104-88, set out as a note under 
section 701 of this title. References to Interstate Commerce Commission 
deemed to refer to Surface Transportation Board, a member or employee of 
the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, see section 
205 of Pub. L. 104-88, set out as a note under section 701 of this 
title.
