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[CITE: 49USC24905]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                        SUBTITLE V--RAIL PROGRAMS
 
                    PART C--PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
 
           CHAPTER 249--NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
 
Sec. 24905. Coordination board and safety committee

    (a) Northeast Corridor Coordination Board.--(1) The Northeast 
Corridor Coordination Board is composed of the following members:
        (A) one individual from each commuter authority (as defined in 
    section 1135(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (45 
    U.S.C. 1104)) that provides or makes a contract to provide commuter 
    rail passenger transportation over the main line of the Northeast 
    Corridor.
        (B) 2 individuals selected by Amtrak.
        (C) one individual selected by the Consolidated Rail 
    Corporation.

    (2) The Board shall recommend to Amtrak--
        (A) policies that ensure equitable access to the Northeast 
    Corridor, considering the need for equitable access by commuter and 
    intercity rail passenger transportation and the requirements of 
    section 24308(c) of this title; and
        (B) equitable policies for the Northeast Corridor related to--
            (i) dispatching;
            (ii) public information;
            (iii) maintaining equipment and facilities;
            (iv) major capital facility investments; and
            (v) harmonizing equipment acquisitions, rates, and 
        schedules.

    (3) The Board may recommend to the board of directors and President 
of Amtrak action necessary to resolve differences on providing 
transportation, except for facilities and transportation matters under 
section 24308(a) or 24904(a)(5) and (c) of this title.
    (b) Northeast Corridor Safety Committee.--(1) The Northeast Corridor 
Safety Committee is composed of members appointed by the Secretary of 
Transportation. The members shall be representatives of--
        (A) the Secretary;
        (B) Amtrak;
        (C) freight carriers operating more than 150,000 train miles a 
    year on the main line of the Northeast Corridor;
        (D) commuter agencies;
        (E) rail passengers;
        (F) rail labor; and
        (G) other individuals and organizations the Secretary decides 
    have a significant interest in rail safety.

    (2) The Secretary shall consult with the Committee about safety 
improvements on the Northeast Corridor main line. The Committee shall 
meet at least once every 2 years to consider safety matters on the main 
line.
    (3) At the beginning of the first session of each Congress, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the status of efforts to 
improve safety on the Northeast Corridor main line. The report shall 
include the safety recommendations of the Committee and the comments of 
the Secretary on those recommendations.
    (4) The Committee shall cease to exist on January 1, 1999, or on 
another date the Secretary decides is appropriate. The Secretary shall 
notify Congress in writing of a decision to terminate the Committee on 
another date.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 935.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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24905(a)(1)...........................  45:585(c).                       Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, 84 Stat.
                                                                          1327,
 Sec.  505(c); added Jan. 14,
                                                                          1983,
 Pub. L. 97-468, Sec.  508(2), 96
                                                                          Stat.
 2554.
24905(a)(2)...........................  45:585(a).                       Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, 84 Stat.
                                                                          1327,
 Sec.  505(a), (b); added Aug.
                                                                          13, 1
981, Pub. L. 97-35, Sec.  1137,
                                                                          95 St
at. 650; Jan. 14, 1983, Pub. L.
                                                                          97-46
8, Sec.  508(1), 96 Stat. 2554.
24905(a)(3)...........................  45:585(b).
24905(b)..............................  45:431 (note).                   June 2
2, 1988, Pub. L. 100-342, Sec.
                                                                          11, 1
02 Stat. 629; Sept. 3, 1992, Pub.
                                                                          L. 10
2-365, Sec.  18, 106 Stat. 982.
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    In subsection (a)(2), before clause (A), the words ``develop and'' 
are omitted as surplus. In clause (B)(v), the word ``rates'' is 
substituted for ``fares, tariffs'' for consistency in the revised title 
and with other titles of the United States Code.
    In subsection (a)(3), the words ``of opinions'' and ``(among or 
between the Corporation, Amtrak Commuter, other railroads, commuter 
authorities, and other State, local, and regional agencies responsible 
for the provision of commuter rail, rapid rail, or rail freight 
service), with respect to all matters'' are omitted as surplus. The 
words ``for facilities and transportation matters under'' are 
substituted for ``those conferred on the Commission in'' for clarity.
    In subsection (b)(1), the words ``Within 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act . . . shall establish'' are omitted as executed.
    In subsection (b)(3), the words ``each Congress'' are substituted 
for ``the 103rd Congress, and biennially thereafter'' to eliminate 
unnecessary words. The words ``pursuant to the provisions of this 
section'' are omitted as unnecessary.
