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T AB LEO F CO N TENTS. (a)SHORTTI T LE.— T hisd i v isi onm a ybec i t ed as the ‘ ‘ P assen g e rR ai lI nvestment and Im p rovement A cto f20 0 8’ ’. (b) T AB LEO FC O N TENT S .—The table of contents for this division is as follo w s
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t ab leo f co n tent s . Sec. 2 . Am en d ment of title 49,U nited States C ode. Sec. 3 . D efinition. TI T LE I — AUT HOR I Z ATIO N S Sec. 1 0 1.A u thori z ation for Amtra k ca p ital and operatin g e x penses. Sec. 102. Repa y ment of long - term debt and capital leases. Sec. 103. Authorization for the F ederal Railroad Administration. TITLE II—A M TRA K REFORM AND O P ERATIONAL IMPRO V EMENTS Sec. 201. National railroad passenger transportation system defined. Sec. 202. Amtrak board of directors. Sec. 203. Establishment of impro v ed financial accounting system. Sec. 204. Development of 5 -year financial plan. Sec. 205. Restructuring long-term debt and capital leases. Sec. 20 6 . Establishment of grant process. Sec. 20 7 . Metrics and standards. Sec. 20 8 . Methodologies for Amtrak route and service planning decisions. Sec. 209. State-supported routes. Sec. 210. Long-distance routes. Sec. 211. Northeast Corridor state-of-good-repair plan. Sec. 212. Northeast Corridor infrastructure and operations improvements. Sec. 213. Passenger train performance. Sec. 214. Alternate passenger rail service pilot program. Sec. 215. Employee transition assistance. Sec. 216. Special passenger trains. Sec. 217. Access to Amtrak e q uipment and services. Sec. 218. G eneral Amtrak provisions. Sec. 219. Study of compliance requirements at existing intercity rail stations. Sec. 220. Oversight of Amtrak ’ s compliance w ith accessibility requirements. Sec. 221. Amtrak management accountability. Sec. 222. On-board service improvements. Sec. 223. Incentive pay. Sec. 224. Passenger rail service studies. Sec. 225. Report on service delays on certain passenger rail routes. Sec. 226. Plan for restoration of service. Sec. 227. Maintenance and repair facility utilization study. Sec. 228. Sense of the Congress regarding the need to maintain Amtrak as a na- tional passenger rail system. TITLE III—INTERCIT Y PASSENGER RAIL POLICY Sec. 301. Capital assistance for intercity passenger rail service. Sec. 302. Congestion grants. Sec. 303. State rail plans. Sec. 304. Tunnel pro j ect. Sec. 305. Next generation corridor train equipment pool. Sec. 306. Rail cooperative research program. Sec. 307. Federal rail policy. TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 401. Commuter rail mediation. Sec. 402. Routing efficiency discussions with Amtrak. Sec. 403. Sense of Congress regarding commuter rail expansion. Sec. 404. Locomotive biofuel study. Sec. 405. Study of the use of biobased technologies. Sec. 406. Cross-border passenger rail service. Sec. 407. Historic preservation of railroads. TITLE V—HIGH-SPEED RAIL Sec. 501. High-speed rail corridor program. 49USC201 01 note.Pas sen g e rR a ilI n v est m ent an d Im p rovement Ac to f 200 8 .
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