95 STAT. 688
PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 "(b) The Congress further finds that a greater degree of cooperation is necessary among railroads, the Corporation, State, regional, and local governments and the private sector, labor organizations, and suppliers of services and equipment to the Col-poration in order to achieve the level of performance sufficient to justify expenditure of public funds. "(c) The Congress further finds that— "(1) mcdern, efficient commuter rail passenger service is important to the viability and well-being of major urban areas and to the national goals of energy conservation and selfsufficiency; "(2) Amtrak, as a passenger service entity, should be available to operate commuter service through its subsidiary Amtrak Commuter under contract with commuter agencies which do not choose to operate such service themselves as a part of the governmental functions of the State; "(8) the Northeast Corridor is a valuable national resource used by intercity passenger, commuter passenger, and freight services; and "(4) greater coordination between intercity and commuter passenger services are required.". ADDITIONAL GOALS FOR AMTRAK
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SEC. 1172. Section 102 of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 501) is amended— (1) by striking out paragraphs (1) and (3) and redesignating paragraphs (2), (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (8) through (11), respectively; (2) by inserting immediately before paragraph (8), as so redesignated, the following new paragraphs: "(1) Exercise of the Corporation's best business judgment in taking actions to minimize Federal subsidies, including increasing fares, increasing revenues from the carriage of mail and express, reducing losses on food service, improving its contracts with operating railroads, reducing management costs, and increasing employee productivity. "(2) Encouragement of State, regional, and local governments and the private sector to share the costs of operating rail passenger service, including the costs of operating stations and other facilities, in order to minimize Federal subsidies. "(3) Improvement of the number of passenger miles generated systemwide per dollar of Federal funding by at least 30 percent within the two-year period beginning on the effective date of the Amtrak Improvement Act of 1981. "(4) Elimination of the deficit associated with food and beverage services by September 30, 1982. "(5) Implementation of strategies to achieve immediately maximum productivity and efficiency consistent with safe and efficient service. "(6) Operation of Amtrak trains, to the maximum extent feasible, to all station stops within 15 minutes of the time established in public timetables for such operation. "(7) Development of service on rail corridors, subsidized by States or private parties, or both."; (3) in paragraph (8), as redesignated, by striking out "55" and inserting in lieu thereof "60"; and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs:
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