Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Railroad Administration consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements For an additional amount for “Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements”, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for competitive grants, as authorized under section 22907 of title 49, United States Code: Provided, That $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the amounts provided under this heading in this Act in each fiscal year for the costs of award and project management oversight of grants carried out under section 22907 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.135 STAT. 1433 northeast corridor grants to the national railroad passenger corporation (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for “Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation”, $6,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for activities associated with the Northeast Corridor, as authorized by section 22101(a) of division B of this Act: Provided, That $1,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $1,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $1,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $1,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $1,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That the amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be made available for capital projects for the purpose of eliminating the backlog of obsolete assets and Amtrak’s deferred maintenance backlog of rolling stock, facilities, stations, and infrastructure: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be made available for the following capital projects—(1) acquiring new passenger rolling stock for the replacement of single-level passenger cars used in Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor services, and associated rehabilitation, upgrade, and expansion of facilities used to maintain and store such equipment; (2) bringing Amtrak-served stations to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; (3) eliminating the backlog of deferred capital work on sole-benefit Amtrak-owned assets located on the Northeast Corridor; or (4) carrying out Northeast Corridor capital renewal backlog projects: Provided further, That not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan, including a list of project locations under the preceding proviso to be funded for fiscal year 2022: Provided further, That for each fiscal year through 2026, as part of the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a detailed spend plan for that fiscal year, including a list of project locations under the third proviso: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be in addition to other amounts made available for such purposes, including to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make or amend existing grants to Amtrak for activities associated with the Northeast Corridor, as authorized by section 22101(a) of division B of this Act: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used by Amtrak to fund, in whole or in part, the capital costs of Northeast Corridor capital renewal backlog projects, including the costs of joint public transportation and intercity passenger rail capital projects, notwithstanding the limitations in section 24319(g) and section 24905(c) of title 49, 135 STAT. 1434 United States Code: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 24911(f) of title 49, United States Code, amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used as non-Federal share for Northeast Corridor projects selected for award under such section after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up to one half of 1 percent of the amounts made available under both this heading in this Act and the “National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation” heading in this Act to fund the costs of oversight of Amtrak, as authorized by section 22101(c) of division B of this Act: Provided further, That in addition to the oversight funds authorized under section 22101(c) of division B of this Act, the Secretary may retain up to $5,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading in this Act for each fiscal year for the Northeast Corridor Commission established under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code, to facilitate a coordinated and efficient delivery of projects carried out under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the heading “National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation” in this Act for the purposes authorized under that heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. national network grants to the national railroad passenger corporation (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for “National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation”, $16,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for activities associated with the National Network, as authorized by section 22101(b) of division B of this Act: Provided, That $3,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $3,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $3,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $3,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $3,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be made available for capital projects for the purpose of eliminating Amtrak’s deferred maintenance backlog of rolling stock, facilities, stations and infrastructure, including—(1) acquiring new passenger rolling stock to replace obsolete passenger equipment used in Amtrak’s long-distance and state-supported services, and associated rehabilitation, upgrade, or expansion of facilities used to maintain and store such equipment; (2) bringing Amtrak-served stations to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act;135 STAT. 1435 (3) eliminating the backlog of deferred capital work on Amtrak-owned railroad assets not located on the Northeast Corridor; and (4) projects to eliminate the backlog of obsolete assets associated with Amtrak’s national rail passenger transportation system, such as systems for reservations, security, training centers, and technology: Provided further, That not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan, including a list of project locations under the preceding proviso to be funded for fiscal year 2022: Provided further, That for each fiscal year through 2026, as part of the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a detailed spend plan for that fiscal year, including a list of project locations under the third proviso: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, and in addition to amounts made available for similar purposes under this heading in prior Acts, Amtrak shall use such amounts as necessary for the replacement of single-level passenger cars and associated rehabilitation, upgrade, and expansion of facilities used to maintain and store such passenger cars, and such amounts shall be for its direct costs and in lieu of payments from States for such purposes, notwithstanding section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–432), as amended: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be in addition to other amounts made available for such purposes, including to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make or amend existing grants to Amtrak for activities associated with the National Network, as authorized by section 22101(b) of division B of this Act: Provided further, That in addition to the oversight funds authorized under section 22101(c) of division B of this Act, the Secretary may retain up to $3,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading in this Act for each fiscal year for the State-Supported Route Committee established under section 24712(a) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary may retain up to $3,000,000 for each fiscal year for interstate rail compact grants, as authorized by section 22910 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, not less than $50,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be used to make grants, as authorized under section 22908 of title 49 United States Code consistent with the requirements of that section: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, such sums as are necessary, shall be available for purposes authorized in section 22214 of division B of this Act: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the heading “Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation” in this Act for the purposes authorized under that heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 135 STAT. 1436 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. railroad crossing elimination program For an additional amount for “Railroad Crossing Elimination Program”, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for competitive grants, as authorized under section 22909 of title 49, United States Code: Provided, That $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the amounts provided under this heading in this Act for the costs of award and project management oversight of grants carried out under section 22909 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. federal-state partnership for intercity passenger rail grants For an additional amount for “Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants”, $36,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants, as authorized section 24911 of title 49, United States Code: Provided, That $7,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $7,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $7,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $7,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $7,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That, notwithstanding subsection 24911(d)(3) of title 49, United States Code, not more than $24,000,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be for projects for the Northeast Corridor: Provided further, That amounts made available under the heading “Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation” in this Act may be used as non-Federal share for Northeast Corridor projects selected for award under section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, after the date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanding subsection 24911(f) of such title: Provided further, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the amount provided under this heading in this Act in each fiscal year for the costs of award and project management oversight of grants carried out under section 24911 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, 135 STAT. 1437 and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.