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Union Calendar No. 52
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1020
[Report No. 107-96]
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant
program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of
railroad track.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2001
Mr. Quinn (for himself, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Bachus) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
June 12, 2001
Additional sponsors: Mr. Foley, Mr. Borski, Mr. Udall of New Mexico,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Mica, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Goode, Mr.
Moran of Kansas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. McHugh, Mr.
Holden, Mr. Filner, Mr. Platts, Mr. Ross, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bass, Mr.
DeFazio, Ms. Hart, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Ganske, Mr.
Watkins, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Petri, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hayes, Mr. English,
Mr. Hill, Mr. Herger, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gekas, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Berry, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr.
Kleczka, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Towns, Mr. Stupak,
Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Phelps, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Simmons, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Pastor, Mr.
Mollohan, Mr. Graves, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Cooksey,
Mr. LaTourette, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dingell, Mr. McNulty, Ms. McKinney, Mr.
Kirk, Mr. Coble, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. LaHood,
Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Lucas of
Oklahoma, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Snyder, Mr.
Costello, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boswell, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Thompson of
California, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Thomas,
Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi
June 12, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March
14, 2001]
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant
program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of
railroad track.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Track Modernization Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAILROAD TRACK.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 223 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``CHAPTER 223--CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAILROAD TRACK
``Sec.
``22301. Capital grants for railroad track.
``Sec. 22301. Capital grants for railroad track
``(a) Establishment of Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
establish a program of capital grants for the rehabilitation,
preservation, or improvement of railroad track (including
roadbed, bridges, and related track structures) of class II and
class III railroads. Such grants shall be for rehabilitating,
preserving, or improving track used primarily for freight
transportation to a standard ensuring that the track can be
operated safely and efficiently, including grants for
rehabilitating, preserving, or improving track to handle
286,000 pound rail cars. Grants may be provided under this
chapter--
``(A) directly to the class II or class III
railroad; or
``(B) with the concurrence of the class II or class
III railroad, to a State or local government.
``(2) State cooperation.--Class II and class III railroad
applicants for a grant under this chapter are encouraged to
utilize the expertise and assistance of State transportation
agencies in applying for and administering such grants. State
transportation agencies are encouraged to provide such
expertise and assistance to such railroads.
``(3) Interim regulations.--Not later than December 31,
2001, the Secretary shall issue temporary regulations to
implement the program under this section. Subchapter II of
chapter 5 of title 5 does not apply to a temporary regulation
issued under this paragraph or to an amendment to such a
temporary regulation.
``(4) Final regulations.--Not later than October 1, 2002,
the Secretary shall issue final regulations to implement the
program under this section.
``(b) Maximum Federal Share.--The maximum Federal share for
carrying out a project under this section shall be 80 percent of the
project cost. The non-Federal share may be provided by any non-Federal
source in cash, equipment, or supplies. Other in-kind contributions may
be approved by the Secretary on a case by case basis consistent with
this chapter.
``(c) Project Eligibility.--For a project to be eligible for
assistance under this section the track must have been operated or
owned by a class II or class III railroad as of the date of the
enactment of the Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2001.
``(d) Use of Funds.--Grants provided under this section shall be
used to implement track capital projects as soon as possible. In no
event shall grant funds be contractually obligated for a project later
than the end of the third Federal fiscal year following the year in
which the grant was awarded. Any funds not so obligated by the end of
such fiscal year shall be returned to the Secretary for reallocation.
``(e) Additional Purpose.--In addition to making grants for
projects as provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may also make
grants to supplement direct loans or loan guarantees made under title V
of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45
U.S.C. 822(d)), for projects described in the last sentence of section
502(d) of such title. Grants made under this subsection may be used, in
whole or in part, for paying credit risk premiums, lowering rates of
interest, or providing for a holiday on principal payments.
``(f) Employee Protection.--The Secretary shall require as a
condition of any grant made under this section that the recipient
railroad provide a fair arrangement at least as protective of the
interests of employees who are affected by the project to be funded
with the grant as the terms imposed under section 11326(a), as in
effect on the date of the enactment of the Railroad Track Modernization
Act of 2001.
``(g) Labor Standards.--
``(1) Prevailing wages.--The Secretary shall ensure that
laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and
subcontractors in construction work financed by a grant made
under this section will be paid wages not less than those
prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as
determined by the Secretary of Labor under the Act of March 3,
1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act; 40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.).
The Secretary shall make a grant under this section only after
being assured that required labor standards will be maintained
on the construction work.
``(2) Wage rates.--Wage rates in a collective bargaining
agreement negotiated under the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151
et seq.) are deemed for purposes of this subsection to comply
with the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act; 40
U.S.C. 276a et seq.).
``(h) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the projects
carried out with grant assistance under this section to determine the
public interest benefits associated with the light density railroad
networks in the States and their contribution to a multimodal
transportation system. Not later than March 31, 2003, the Secretary
shall report to Congress any recommendations the Secretary considers
appropriate regarding the eligibility of light density rail networks
for Federal infrastructure financing.
``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $350,000,000 for each
of the fiscal years 2002 through 2004 for carrying out this section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to chapter 223 in the
table of chapters of subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``223. CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAILROAD TRACK.................... 22301''.
Union Calendar No. 52
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1020
[Report No. 107-96]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant
program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of
railroad track.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 12, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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