108 STAT. 910 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 (f) DOMESTIC BUYING PREFERENCES.— (1) In this subsection, "United States" means the States, territories, and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia. (2) Amtrak shall buy only— (A) unmanufactured articles, materigd, and supplies mined or produced in the United States; or (B) manufactured articles, material, and supplies manufactured in the United States substantially from articles, material, and supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States. (3) Paragraph (2) of this subsection applies only when the cost of those articles, material, or supplies bought is at least $1,000,000. (4) On application of Amtrak, the Secretary of Transportation may exempt Amtrak from this subsection if the Secretary decides the^- (A) for particular articles, material, or supplies— (i) the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection are inconsistent with the public interest; (ii) the cost of imposing those requirements is unreasonable; or (iii) the articles, material, or supplies, or the articles, material, or supplies from which they are manufactured, are not mined, produced, or msinufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and are not of a satisfactory quality; or (B) rolling stock or power train equipment cannot be bought and delivered in the United States within a reasonable time. § 24306. Mail, express, and auto-ferry transportation (a) ACTIONS TO INCREASE REVENUES.— Amtrak shall take necessary action to increase its revenues from the transportation of mail and express. To increase its revenues, Amtrak may provide auto-ferry transportation as part of the basic passenger transportation authorized by this part. When requested by Amtrak, a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government shall assist in carrying out this section. (b) AUTHORITY OF OTHERS TO PROVIDE AUTO-FERRY TRANSPOR- TATION. —(1) A person primarily providing auto-ferry transportation and any other person not a rail carrier may provide auto-ferry transportation over any route under a certificate issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission if the Commission finds that the auto-ferry transportation— (A) will not impair the ability of Amtrak to reduce its losses or increase its revenues; and (B) is required to meet the public demand. (2) A rail carrier that has not made a contract with Amtrak to provide rail passenger transportation may provide auto-ferry transportation over its own rail lines. (3) State and local laws and regulations that impair the provision of auto-ferry transportation do not apply to A-ntrak or a rail carrier providing auto-ferry transportation. A rail carrier may not refuse to participate with Amtrak in providing auto-ferry transportation because a State or local law or regulation makes the transportation unlawful.
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