96 STAT. 2550
PUBLIC LAW 97-468—JAN. 14, 1983
45 USC 855.
(5) Section 705 is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking "the" after "reallocation to" and inserting in lieu thereof "such"; and (B) in subsection 0^), by inserting "National Railroad Passenger" immediately before "Corporation". NEW SERVICE
45 USC 854 note.
SEC. 302. (a) If the National Railroad Passenger Corporation receives notification on or before June 1, 1983, from the State of New York that such State has approved a plan, developed in consultation with such Corporation, for the acquisition and rehabilitation of a line and construction necessary to facilitate improved rail )assenger service between Spuyten Duyvil, New York, and the main ine of the Northeast Corricior, and has approved a plan, developed in consultation with such Corporation and appropriate local governmental officials, for the rehabilitation of the Amtrak station at Syracuse, New York, such Corporation shall, by September 30, 1985, expend funds, not in excess of $30,000,000, authorized to be appropriated under section 601 of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 601) for such purposes. 45 USC 854 note. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 403 of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 563), the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may operate the service described in section 704(a)(l)(B) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976. (c) Section 601 of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 601) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e) Funds from the yearly appropriations under this section for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1983, September 30, 1984, and September 30, 1985 shall, if the Corporation receives the notification referred to in section 302(a) of the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982, be first expended or reserved for expenditure by the Corporation for the purposes under such section 302(a). The amount expended or reserved for expenditure for such purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983 shall be $10,000,000.".
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TITLE IV—RAILROAD FINANCING EXTENSION
SEC. 401. Sections 505(e), 507(a), 507(d), and 509(a) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 825(e), 827(a), 827(d), and 829(a)) are amended by striking "September 30, 1982" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1985". TRANSACTION ASSISTANCE
45 USC 825a.
SEC. 402. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any financially responsible person (including any government authority), except for a class I rail carrier, shall upon application be eligible for financial assistance made available in section 505 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 825) for the purchase, lease, or rehabilitation of rail lines of the Consolidated Rail Corporation which are to be used for common carrier rail service and with respect to which an application for a certificate of abandonment has been filed with the Interstate Commerce Commis-
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