RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.

SEC. 22304. RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT GRANTS. Section 22908 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: “(a) Definitions.—In this section: “(1) Applicant.—Notwithstanding section 22901(1), the term ‘applicant’ means— “(A) a State, including the District of Columbia; “(B) a group of States; “(C) an entity implementing an interstate compact; “(D) a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more States; “(E) a political subdivision of a State; “(F) a federally recognized Indian Tribe; “(G) Amtrak or another rail carrier that provides intercity rail passenger transportation; “(H) any rail carrier in partnership with at least 1 of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F); and “(I) any combination of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F). “(2) Operating assistance.—The term ‘operating assistance’, with respect to any route subject to section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432), means any cost allocated, or that may be allocated, to a route pursuant to the cost methodology established under such section or under section 24712.” ; (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking “3 years” each place such term appears and inserting “6 years”; (3) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (8), by striking “and”; (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(10) for routes selected under the Corridor Identification and Development Program and operated by Amtrak.” ; and (4) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking “assistance”; and (ii) by striking “3 years” and inserting “6 years (including for any such routes selected for funding before the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021)”; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and inserting the following: “(A) 90 percent of the projected net operating costs for the first year of service; “(B) 80 percent of the projected net operating costs for the second year of service; “(C) 70 percent of the projected net operating costs for the third year of service; “(D) 60 percent of the projected net operating costs for the fourth year of service; “(E) 50 percent of the projected net operating costs for the fifth year of service; and “(F) 30 percent of the projected net operating costs for the sixth year of service.” .