FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION Office of the Administrator For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for, $14,018,000, of which $1,508,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of a program making commitments to guarantee new loans under the Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970, as amended, and no new commitments to guarantee loans under section 211(a) or 211(h) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, shall be made: Provided further, That, as part of the Washington Union Station transaction in which the Secretary assumed the first deed of trust on the property and, where the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation or any successor is obligated to make payments on such deed of trust on the Secretary’s behalf, including payments on and after September 30, 1988, the Secretary is authorized to receive such payments directly from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, credit them to the appropriation charged for the first deed of trust, and make payments on the first deed of trust with those funds: Provided further, That such additional sums as may be necessary for payment on the first deed of trust may be advanced by the Administrator from unobligated balances available to the Federal Railroad Administration, to be reimbursed from payments received from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation. Railroad Safety For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not otherwise provided for, $49,919,000, of which $2,687,000 shall remain available until expended. Railroad Research and Development For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $24,550,000, to remain available until expended. Northeast Corridor Improvement Program For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor improvements authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended (45 U.S.C. 851 et 109 STAT. 446 seq.) and 49 U.S.C. 24909, $115,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1998. Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: Provided, That no new loan guarantee commitments shall be made during fiscal year 1996. National Magnetic Levitation Prototype Development (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of the National Magnetic Levitation Prototype Development program as defined in subsections 1036(b) and 1036(d)(1)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Next Generation High Speed Rail For necessary expenses for Next Generation High Speed Rail studies, corridor planning, development, demonstration, and implementation, $19,205,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds under this head may be made available for grants to States for high speed rail corridor design, feasibility studies, environmental analyses and track and signal improvements. Trust Fund Share of Next Generation High Speed Rail (liquidation of contract authorization) (highway trust fund) For grants and payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of the High Speed Ground Transportation program as defined in subsections 1036(c) and 1036(d)(1)(B) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, including planning and environmental analyses, $7,118,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $5,000,000. Alaska Railroad Rehabilitation To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the Alaska Railroad, $10,000,000 shall be for capital rehabilitation and improvements benefiting its passenger operations. 109 STAT. 447 Rhode Island Rail Development For the costs associated with construction of a third track on the Northeast Corridor between Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode Island, with sufficient clearance to accommodate double stack freight cars, $1,000,000 to be matched by the State of Rhode Island or its designee on a dollar for dollar basis and to remain available until expended: Provided, That as a condition of accepting such funds, the Providence and Worcester (P&W) Railroad shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary to reimburse Amtrak and/or the Federal Railroad Administration, on a dollar for dollar basis, up to the first $6,000,000 in damages resulting from the legal action initiated by the P&W Railroad under its existing contracts with Amtrak relating to the provision of vertical clearances between Davisville and Central Balls in excess of those required for present freight operations. Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (including transfer of funds) To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation authorized by 49 U.S.C. 24104, $635,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $305,000,000 shall be available for operating losses and for mandatory passenger rail service payments, $100,000,000 shall be for transition costs incurred by the Corporation, and $230,000,000 shall be for capital improvements: Provided, That up to $15,000,000 of the amount made available under this head for capital improvements may, at the discretion of the Corporation, be transferred to the Northeast Corridor Improvement Program: Provided further, That funding under this head for capital improvements shall not be made available before July 1, 1996: Provided further, That none of the funds herein appropriated shall be used for lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles or for the hire of vehicle operators for any officer or employee, other than the president of the Corporation, excluding the lease of passenger motor vehicles for those officers or employees while in official travel status.