114 STAT. 3046 PUBLIC LAW 106-570—DEC. 27, 2000 (3) ROUTE. —The Agreement should provide for the Commission, upon finding that it is feasible and advisable to link the rail system in Alaska as described in paragraph (1), to determine one or more recommended routes for the rail segment that establishes the linkage, taking into consideration cost, distance, access to potential freight markets, environmental matters, existing corridors that are already used for ground transportation, the route surveyed by the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II and such other factors as the Commission determines relevant. (4) COMBINED CORRIDOR EVALUATION.— The Agreement should also provide for the Commission to consider whether it would be feasible and advisable to combine the power transmission infrastructure and petroleum product pipelines of other utilities into one corridor with a rail extension of the rail system of Alaska. Deadline. (b) REPORT. —The Agreement should require the Commission to submit to Congress and the Secretary of Transportation and to the Minister of Transport of the Government of Canada, not later than 3 years after the Commission commencement date, a report on the results of the study, including the Commission's findings regarding the feasibility and advisability of linking the rail system in Alaska as described in subsection (a)(1) and the Commission's recommendations regarding the preferred route and any alternative routes for the rail segment establishing the linkage. SEC, 307. COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION OF COMMISSION. (a) COMMENCEMENT. — The Agreement should provide for the Commission to begin to function on the date on which all members are appointed to the Commission as provided for in the Agreement. (b) TERMINATION. — The Commission should be terminated 90 days after the date on which the Commission submits its report under section 306. SEC. 308. FUNDING. (a) RAILS TO RESOURCES FUND. —The Agreement should provide for the following: (1) ESTABLISHMENT. — The establishment of an interestbearing account to be known as the "Rails to Resources Fund". (2) CONTRIBUTIONS. — The contribution by the United States and the Government of Canada to the Fund of amounts that are sufficient for the Commission to carry out its duties. (3) AVAILABILITY. —The availability of amounts in the Fund to pay the costs of Commission activities. (4) DISSOLUTION. —Dissolution of the Fund upon the termination of the Commission and distribution of the amounts remaining in the Fund between the United States and the Government of Canada. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is authorized to be appropriated to any fund established for use by the Commission as described in subsection (a)(1) $6,000,000, to remain available until expended. SEC. 309. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) AGREEMENT. — The term "Agreement" means an agreement described in section 303.
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