PUBLIC LAW 96-73—SEPT. 29, 1979
93 STAT. 537
Public Law 96-73 96th Congress An Act To amend the Rail Passenger Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for Amtrak for 2 additional years, and for other purposes.
Sept. 29, 1979 [H.R. 3996]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Amtrak Reorganization
TITLE I—AMTRAK REORGANIZATION
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SHORT TITLE SECTION 101.
Act of 1979".
This title may be cited as the "Amtrak Reorganization 45 USC 501 note. PURPOSES
SEC. 102. Section 101 of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 45 USC 501. 502) is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" immediately before "The Congress"; (2) by striking out "and" after "this purpose;"; (3) by striking out the period after "Railroad Passenger Corporation and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "; and that rail passenger service offers significant benefits in public transportation for the safe movement of passengers with minimum energy expenditure and represents a significant national transportation asset in time of national emergency or energy shortage."; and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) The Congress further finds that— "(1) inadequately defined goals for the Corporation have denied its board of directors an effective role in guiding the Corporation or in promoting and increasing the number of intercity rail passengers; "(2) uncertain goals and financial commitment have discouraged the development of effective corporate management; "(3) uncertainty arising from the lack of specific goals has made the achievement of high employee morale difficult; "(4) State participation in subsidizing interstate rail passenger service has, for the most part, been unworkable; "(5) lack of full cooperation by the railroad industry has impeded effective systemwide operation of passenger trains by the Corporation; and "(6) a greater degree of cooperation is necessary among railroads, the Corporation, States with subsidized service, labor organizations, and suppliers of services and equipment to the Corporation in order to achieve a level of performance sufficient to justify additional expenditure of public funds.". GOALS
103. (a) GOALS FOR AMTRAK.—The Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) is amended by redesignating section 102 as 45 USC 502. SEC.
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