Editorial Notes
References in Text

The date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021, referred to in subsecs. (b)(3)(A) and (c)(3)(A), is the date of enactment of title II of div. B of Pub. L. 117–58, which was approved Nov. 15, 2021.

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(1), substituted “service line and asset line plans” for “business line and asset plans” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(2)(A), substituted “, 2020, and biennially thereafter” for “of each year” and “5-year service line plans and 5-year asset line plans” for “5-year business line plans and 5-year asset plans” and inserted at end “During each year in which Amtrak is not required to submit a plan under this paragraph, Amtrak shall submit to Congress updated financial sources and uses statements and forecasts with the annual report required under section 24315(b).”

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(2)(B), substituted “asset line plan required under” for “asset plan required in”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(A), substituted “Service” for “Business” in heading.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(B)(i), (ii), substituted “service” for “business” in heading and “service” for “business” in two places in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(B)(iii), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: “State-supported routes operated by Amtrak.”

Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(B)(iv), substituted “train services” for “routes”.

Subsec. (b)(1)(E). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(B)(v), added subpar. (E).

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(C)(i), (ii), substituted “service” for “business” in heading and “service” for “business” wherever appearing in text.

Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(C)(iii), substituted “5-year asset line plans” for “Strategic Plan and 5-year asset plans”.

Subsec. (b)(2)(B) to (E). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22204(b), added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpars. (B) to (D) as (C) to (E), respectively. Former subpar. (E) redesignated (F).

Subsec. (b)(2)(F). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(C)(iv), substituted “sources and uses” for “profit and loss”.

Pub. L. 117–58, § 22204(b)(1), redesignated subpar. (E) as (F). Former subpar. (F) redesignated (G).

Subsec. (b)(2)(G). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(C)(vi), redesignated subpar. (H) as (G).

Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(C)(v), struck out subpar. (G). Prior to amendment, subpar. (G) read as follows: “annual cash flow forecasts;”.

Pub. L. 117–58, § 22204(b)(1), redesignated subpar. (F) as (G). Former subpar. (G) redesignated (H).

Subsec. (b)(2)(H). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(C)(vi), redesignated subpar. (I) as (H). Former subpar. (H) redesignated (G).

Pub. L. 117–58, § 22204(b)(1), redesignated subpar. (G) as (H). Former subpar. (H) redesignated (I).

Subsec. (b)(2)(I). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(C)(vii), amended subpar. (I) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (I) read as follows: “financial performance for each route within each business line, including descriptions of the cash operating loss or contribution and productivity for each route;”.

Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(C)(vi), redesignated subpar. (J) as (I). Former subpar. (I) redesignated (H).

Pub. L. 117–58, § 22204(b)(1), redesignated subpar. (H) as (I). Former subpar. (I) redesignated (J).

Subsec. (b)(2)(J) to (L). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(C)(vi), redesignated subpars. (K) to (M) as (J) to (L), respectively. Former subpar. (J) redesignated (I).

Pub. L. 117–58, § 22204(b)(1), redesignated subpars. (I) to (K) as (J) to (L), respectively. Former subpar. (L) redesignated (M).

Subsec. (b)(2)(M). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22204(b)(1), redesignated subpar. (L) as (M).

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(D)(i), (ii), substituted “service” for “business” in heading and “service” for “business” wherever appearing in text.

Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(D)(iii), (iv), inserted subpar. (A) designation and introductory provisions, redesignated former subpars. (A) to (D) as cls. (i) to (iv), respectively, of subpar. (A), and realigned margins.

Subsec. (b)(3)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(D)(v)(I), inserted “and submit the final service line plan required under subsection (a)(1) to the State-Supported Route Committee” before semicolon at end.

Subsec. (b)(3)(A)(v). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(D)(v)(II), (III), added cl. (v).

Subsec. (b)(3)(B), (C). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(D)(vi), redesignated subpars. (E) and (F) as (B) and (C), respectively.

Subsec. (b)(4), (5). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(3)(E), (F), added par. (4) and redesignated former par. (4) as (5).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(A), inserted “Line” after “Asset” in heading.

Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(B)(i), (ii), substituted “lines” for “categories” in heading and “asset line plan for each of the following asset lines” for “asset plan for each of the following asset categories” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(B)(iv), added subpar. (A). Former subpar. (A) redesignated (B).

Subsec. (c)(1)(B). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(B)(iii), (v), redesignated subpar. (A) as (B) and inserted “and maintenance-of-way equipment” after “facilities”. Former subpar. (B) redesignated (C).

Subsec. (c)(1)(C). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(B)(iii), (vi), redesignated subpar. (B) as (C) and substituted “Equipment” for “Passenger rail equipment”. Former subpar. (C) redesignated (D).

Subsec. (c)(1)(D), (E). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(B)(iii), redesignated subpars. (C) and (D) as (D) and (E), respectively.

Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(C)(i), (ii), inserted “line” after “asset” in heading and introductory provisions.

Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(C)(iii), substituted “line” for “category”.

Subsec. (c)(2)(D). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(C)(v), amended subpar. (D) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (D) read as follows: “annual profit and loss statements and forecasts and balance sheets for each asset category.”

Subsec. (c)(2)(E). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(C)(iv), (vi), added subpar. (E).

Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(D)(i), inserted “line” after “asset” in heading.

Subsec. (c)(3)(A). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(D)(ii), (iii), inserted subpar. (A) designation and introductory provisions, redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A), and realigned margins.

Subsec. (c)(3)(A)(i). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(D)(iv)(I), substituted “service” for “business” in two places and inserted “line” after “asset” in two places and “and” at end.

Subsec. (c)(3)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(D)(iv)(II), inserted “consult with the Secretary of Transportation in the development of asset line plans and,” before “as applicable” and “line” after “5-year asset”.

Subsec. (c)(3)(B). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(D)(v), (vi), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and substituted “line” for “category”.

Subsec. (c)(4), (5). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(F), (G), added par. (4) and redesignated former par. (4) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (6).

Subsec. (c)(5)(A). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(G), inserted “, but shall not include corporate services (as defined pursuant to section 24317(b))” after “national assets”.

Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(E), redesignated par. (5) as (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (7).

Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(E), (H), redesignated par. (6) as (7) and substituted “paragraph (5)” for “paragraph (4)”. Former par. (7) redesignated (8).

Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22207(a)(4)(E), redesignated par. (7) as (8).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, § 11203(b), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1634, as amended by Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title II, § 22207(c), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 706, provided that: “The requirement for Amtrak to submit 5-year service line plans under section 24320(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, shall take effect on February 15, 2017, the due date of the first service line plans. The requirement for Amtrak to submit 5-year asset line plans under section 24320(a)(1) of such title shall take effect on February 15, 2019, the due date of the first asset line plans.”

Elimination of Duplicative Reporting

Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, § 11215, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1644, provided that: “Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 4, 2015], the Secretary [of Transportation] shall—

“(1)
review existing Amtrak reporting requirements and identify where the existing requirements are duplicative with the business line and asset plans required by section 24320 of title 49, United States Code, or any other planning or reporting requirements under Federal law or regulation;
“(2)
if the duplicative requirements identified under paragraph (1) are administrative, eliminate such requirements; and
“(3)
submit to Congress a report with any recommendations for repealing any other duplicative requirements.”