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7/22/2008--Passed House amended. Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 - Title I: Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for: (1) Amtrak capital and operating grants, including capital grants to states, to the Amtrak Office of the Inspector General, and for accessibility improvements and barrier removal for individuals with disabilities; (2) Amtrak repayment of long-term debt and capital leases; and (3) the rail cooperative research program. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 for grants to Amtrak and states participating in the Next Generation Corridor Train Equipment Pool Committee. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to withhold up to one-half of 1% of certain funds for the costs of project management oversight of capital projects carried out by Amtrak. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for costs associated with Amtrak early buyouts. (Sec. 104) Requires the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), working with Amtrak, the city of Baltimore, the state of Maryland, and non-Amtrak rail operators to: (1) approve a new rail tunnel alignment in Baltimore that will allow an increase in train speed and service reliability; and (2) ensure completion of the related environmental review process. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013. (Sec. 105) Bars the use of funds to employ unauthorized alien workers. (Sec. 106) Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to finance in part the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in its Capital Improvement Program. Conditions the availability of funds, in part, on assurance that each licensed wireless provider serving the public within the rail system has access to the system on an ongoing basis. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Amtrak Reform and Operational Improvements - (Sec. 201) Amends federal transportation law to define the national rail passenger transportation system as: (1) Amtrak's Boston-Washington Northeast Corridor; (2) high-speed corridors designated by the Secretary once they have been improved for high-speed service; (3) long-distance routes (of greater than 750 miles) operated on the date of enactment of this Act; and (4) short-distance routes operated by Amtrak or a non-Amtrak recipient of federal capital assistance. Authorizes Amtrak and a state, regional or local authority, or another person to agree on the operation of an intercity route or service not included in the national rail transportation system. Declares that this Act does not preclude Amtrak from restoring, improving, or developing non-high-speed intercity passenger rail service. (Sec. 202) Replaces the Amtrak Reform Board with a reconstituted Board of Directors of Amtrak, with revised composition requirements. (Sec. 203) Authorizes the Amtrak Board of Directors to employ an independent financial consultant with experience in railroad accounting to assist Amtrak in improving Amtrak's financial accounting and reporting system and practices. Requires the Amtrak Board to: (1) implement a modern financial accounting and reporting system; (2) submit to Congress each fiscal year through FY2013 a report that allocates Amtrak's revenues and costs to each of its routes and lines of business; and (3) develop a five-year financial plan. (Sec. 205) Directs the Secretary to establish substantive and procedural requirements for grant requests, including a 30-day approval process. (Sec. 206) Directs the Amtrak Board to develop and implement a single methodology for allocating train route operating and capital costs among states and Amtrak. (Sec. 207) Requires the FRA Administrator and Amtrak to develop jointly new or improve existing metrics and minimum standards for measuring the performance and service quality of intercity passenger train operations. (Sec. 208) Requires Amtrak to develop a Northeast Corridor state-of-good-repair capital project spending plan. (Sec. 209) Directs the Secretary to establish a Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission. Directs Amtrak to determine the infrastructure and equipment improvements necessary to provide regular Acela service between Washington, DC, and New York City and between New York City and Boston within specified periods of time. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 210) Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make agreements to restructure Amtrak's long-term debt and capital leases. (Sec. 211) Directs Amtrak to evaluate improvements necessary to make all existing intercity rail stations readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities by 2010. Requires the FRA to monitor and conduct periodic reviews of Amtrak's compliance in making its services and facilities accessible to such individuals. (Sec. 213) Permits a state to make an agreement with Amtrak to use facilities and equipment of, or have services provided by, Amtrak, under terms agreed to by the state and Amtrak, to enable the state to utilize an entity other than Amtrak to provide services required for operation of the route. (Sec. 214) Repeals Amtrak self-sufficiency requirements. (Sec. 215) Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to assess progress made by Amtrak management and the DOT in implementing this Act. (Sec. 216) Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to determine the cost and benefits of expanding passenger rail service options in underserved communities. (Sec. 217) Authorizes the Secretary to make congestion grants to states, or to Amtrak in cooperation with states, for the capital costs of facilities and equipment for high priority rail corridor projects necessary to reduce congestion or facilitate ridership growth in intercity passenger rail transportation. (Sec. 218) Requires Amtrak to submit to Congress a plan for restoring passenger rail service between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Sanford, Florida. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 219) Directs the FRA to study and report to Congress on: (1) the extent to which Amtrak freight and passenger rail operations could use biofuel blends to power its fleet of locomotives; and (2) the feasibility of using biodegradable lubricants by Amtrak freight and passenger railroads. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 221) Subjects Amtrak to Buy American requirements for purchases of $100,000 or more. (Sec. 222) Directs the Inspector General of the DOT to: (1) develop metrics standards for evaluating the quality of performance and service of Amtrak intercity passenger rail services, including routes not currently served by Amtrak which might be able to support passenger rail service at a reasonable cost; (2) identify the five worst performing Amtrak routes; and (3) recommend to Congress a process for DOT to consider Amtrak and other proposals to serve underperforming routes and routes not currently served by Amtrak. (Sec. 223) Directs the Amtrak Inspector General to report to Congress on Amtrak's utilization of its facilities, including the Beech Grove Repair facility in Indiana. (Sec. 224) Directs the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to report to Congress on the effectiveness of preferring Amtrak service over freight transportation service. (Sec. 225) Directs the Secretary to: (1) find ways to streamline compliance with specified National Historic Preservation Act requirements for federally-funded railroad infrastructure repair and improvement projects; and (2) take immediate action to cooperate with named Alaska and North Carolina entities in expediting the decisionmaking process for safety-related projects involving railroad and Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor property and facilities that have disputed historic significance. (Sec. 226) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) expanded commuter rail service between New Haven, Connecticut, and Springfield, Massachusetts, is an important transportation priority; and (2) Amtrak should work cooperatively with the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts to enable such expanded service. (Sec. 227) Directs Amtrak to evaluate for Congress the passenger rail service between Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania, and New York City and between Princeton Junction, New Jersey, and New York City to determine whether to expand the service on such routes by increasing the frequency of stops or reducing commuter ticket prices. Title III: Intercity Passenger Rail Policy - (Sec. 301) Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to an applicant state, group of states, Interstate Compact, or public agency to assist in financing the capital costs of facilities, infrastructure, and equipment necessary to provide intercity passenger rail transportation. (Sec. 302) Authorizes states to prepare and maintain a state rail plan that: (1) sets forth state policy involving freight and passenger rail transportation (including commuter rail operations); and (2) includes a long-range rail investment program. Requires the Secretary to prescribe procedures for the review of state rail plans. (Sec. 303) Directs Amtrak to establish a Next Generation Corridor Equipment Pool Committee to design, develop specifications for, and procure standardized next-generation corridor equipment. (Sec. 304) Directs the Secretary to establish a rail cooperative research program to address intercity rail passenger and freight rail services, including ways to expand the transportation of international trade traffic, enhance the efficiency of intermodal interchange at ports and other intermodal terminals, and increase availability of rail service for seasonal freight needs. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory board to recommend research, technology, and technology transfer activities related to rail passenger and freight transportation. (Sec. 305) Directs the Comptroller General to compare the U.S. passenger rail system with the passenger rail systems in Canada, Germany, Great Britain, France, China, Spain, and Japan and report findings to specified congressional committees. Title IV: Commuter Rail Transit Enhancement - (Sec. 401) Authorizes a public transportation authority or rail carrier to submit disputes over trackage use and railroad rights-of-way to the STB for nonbinding mediation. (Sec. 402) Requires Amtrak to engage in good faith discussions, with commuter rail entities and public transportation authorities operating on the same trackage owned by a rail carrier as Amtrak, with respect to: (1) the routing and timing of trains to most efficiently move, particularly during peak hours, the maximal number of commuters, intercity, and passenger rail passengers; and (2) the expansion and enhancement of commuter rail and regional rail public transportation service. Title V: High Speed Rail - (Sec. 501) Directs the Secretary to establish a high-speed rail corridor program. Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grants to a state, a group of states, an Interstate Compact, a public agency, or Amtrak to finance capital projects in high-speed rail corridors. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013. (Sec. 502) Directs the Secretary to: (1) solicit proposals for projects for an initial high-speed rail system between Washington, DC, and New York City (Northeast Corridor), as well as for additional projects on any other corridor; and (2) examine how to achieve maximum economic development of the Northeast Corridor. (Sec. 503) Directs the Secretary to conduct an alternatives analysis of the December 1, 1998, extension of the designation of the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor, including feasibility analyses of the expansion of the South Central High-Speed Rail Corridor to the Port of Houston, Texas, to Memphis, Tennessee, and south of San Antonio to a location in far south Texas to be chosen at the discretion of the Secretary. (Sec. 504) Sets forth certain grant conditions for projects funded under this title, including collective bargaining requirements.<br/>

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Ted Stevens 2728 N00007997 7153 Republican Episcopalian Ted Stevens 0.818181818181818 T000464 1956-08-21 5480 204 Russell Senate Office Building http://tester.senate.gov/Contact/ 202-224-8594 Jon 'd':4 'mt':5 'jon':2,6,8 'sen':1 'tester':3,7,9 M 412244 Tester Jon_Tester Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] 2514 N00027605 8043 Democrat 202-224-2644 MT Jon Tester 2.82608695652174 http://tester.senate.gov/ SenatorJonTester W000154 1927-02-18 5758 John 'john':1,3,5 'warner':2,4,6 M 300099 Warner John_Warner W. John Warner 2302 N00002061 6290 Republican Episcopalian John Warner 2.71428571428571 W000803 1946-02-09 10628 144 Russell Senate Office Building http://webb.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6363 Jim 'd':4 'va':5 'jim':2,6,8 'sen':1 'webb':3,7,9 M 412249 Webb James_Webb Sen. 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Ron Wyden [D, OR] 3306 N00007724 10148 Democrat 202-224-5244 Jewish OR Ron Wyden 3.76666666666667 http://wyden.senate.gov/ SenRonWyden action 40131 1216785600 Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0500 2008 167082 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference. action 40131 1216768380 Tue Jul 22 20:13:00 -0500 2008 166914 The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Science and Technology for consideration of secs. 105 and 305 of the Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference: Gordon, Wu, and Gingrey. action 40131 1216768380 Tue Jul 22 20:13:00 -0500 2008 166913 The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Oberstar, Brown, Corrine, Cummings, Capuano, Bishop (NY), Napolitano, Lipinski, Braley (IA), Arcuri, Mica, Petri, LaTourette, Brown (SC), Shuster, Diaz-Balart, M., and Westmoreland. action 40131 1216762440 Tue Jul 22 18:34:00 -0500 2008 166912 On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote. action 40131 1216762380 Tue Jul 22 18:33:00 -0500 2008 166911 The previous question was ordered without objection. action 40131 1216760220 Tue Jul 22 17:57:00 -0500 2008 166910 DEBATE - The House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the Heller (NV) motion to instruct conferees on S. 294. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the provisions contained in section 221 of the House amendment. action 40131 1216760160 Tue Jul 22 17:56:00 -0500 2008 166908 On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection. action 40131 1216760160 Tue Jul 22 17:56:00 -0500 2008 166909 Mr. Heller moved that the House instruct conferees. action 40131 1216760100 Tue Jul 22 17:55:00 -0500 2008 166907 Mr. Oberstar asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference. vote 40131 1216754520 Tue Jul 22 16:22:00 -0500 2008 by voice vote 166906 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. vote2 h action 40131 1216752600 Tue Jul 22 15:50:00 -0500 2008 166903 Mr. Oberstar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. action 40131 1216752600 Tue Jul 22 15:50:00 -0500 2008 166904 Considered under suspension of the rules. action 40131 1216752600 Tue Jul 22 15:50:00 -0500 2008 166905 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 294. action 40131 1193889600 Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 142978 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. action 40131 1193841060 Wed Oct 31 11:31:00 -0500 2007 135352 Received in the House. action 40131 1193803200 Wed Oct 31 00:00:00 -0500 2007 135354 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. action 40131 1193803200 Wed Oct 31 00:00:00 -0500 2007 135353 Message on Senate action sent to the House. action 40131 1193716800 Tue Oct 30 00:00:00 -0500 2007 135139 Considered by Senate. action 40131 1193716800 Tue Oct 30 00:00:00 -0500 2007 135140 Cloture on the bill invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 13. Record Vote Number: 398. vote 40131 1193716800 Tue Oct 30 00:00:00 -0500 2007 roll 135141 pass Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 22. Record Vote Number: 400. vote s action 40131 1193630400 Mon Oct 29 00:00:00 -0500 2007 135001 Considered by Senate. action 40131 1193371200 Fri Oct 26 00:00:00 -0500 2007 134958 Considered by Senate. action 40131 1193371200 Fri Oct 26 00:00:00 -0500 2007 134959 Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. action 40131 1193284800 Thu Oct 25 00:00:00 -0500 2007 134809 Considered by Senate. action 40131 1193198400 Wed Oct 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 134659 Committee reported amendments agreed to by Unanimous Consent. action 40131 1193198400 Wed Oct 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 134658 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. calendar 40131 1179806400 Tue May 22 00:00:00 -0500 2007 113265 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158. action 40131 1179806400 Tue May 22 00:00:00 -0500 2007 113264 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-67. action 40131 1177473600 Wed Apr 25 00:00:00 -0500 2007 142977 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-253. 2:30 p.m. action 40131 1177473600 Wed Apr 25 00:00:00 -0500 2007 109651 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. calendar 40131 1177473600 Wed Apr 25 00:00:00 -0500 2007 176747 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. action 40131 1172552400 Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 -0600 2007 142976 Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security. Date of scheduled hearing. SR-253. 10:00 a.m. action 40131 1172552400 Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 -0600 2007 94169 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security. Hearings held. introduced 40131 1168923600 Tue Jan 16 00:00:00 -0600 2007 90499 action 40131 1168923600 Tue Jan 16 00:00:00 -0600 2007 113263 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S579-580) action 40131 1168923600 Tue Jan 16 00:00:00 -0600 2007 90500 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. action 40131 1168923600 Tue Jan 16 00:00:00 -0600 2007 104252 Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S579-580) 8 70 40131 Tue Oct 30 15:29:00 -0500 2007 true 3612 22 400 83 0 On Passage of the Bill (S.294 as Amended ) true 1/2 Bill Passed On Passage of the Bill Tue Oct 30 16:35:08 -0500 2007 senate 8 15014 27 40131 Tue Oct 30 15:04:00 -0500 2007 false 3148 65 399 20 0 On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No.3467 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Tue Oct 30 16:05:08 -0500 2007 senate 8 79 40131 Tue Oct 30 11:11:00 -0500 2007 true 3183 13 398 33 0 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.294 ) true 3/5 Cloture Motion Agreed to On the Cloture Motion Tue Oct 30 12:05:06 -0500 2007 senate 9 15022 24 40131 Tue Oct 30 10:43:00 -0500 2007 false 3812 67 397 32 0 On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No.3474 ) false 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Tue Oct 30 11:50:06 -0500 2007 senate 9 15004 27 40131 Thu Oct 25 14:16:00 -0500 2007 false 2839 64 396 24 0 On the Amendment (Sununu Amdt. No. 3456 as Modified ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Oct 25 15:20:10 -0500 2007 senate 6 14999 28 40131 Thu Oct 25 11:15:00 -0500 2007 false 3603 66 395 34 0 On the Amendment (Sununu Amdt. No. 3453 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Oct 25 12:20:07 -0500 2007 senate