S.Amdt. 3598

SA 3598. Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Udall, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Heinrich, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Bennet) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill
H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior,
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 464, line 24, strike ``regulation.'' and insert the
following: ``regulation: Provided further, That not less than
$50,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading shall
be for capital expenses related to safety improvements,
maintenance, and the non-Federal match for discretionary
Federal grant programs to enable continued passenger rail
operations on long-distance routes (as defined in section
24102 of title 49, United States Code) on which Amtrak is the
sole tenant of the host railroad and positive train control
systems are not required by law (including regulations):
Provided further, That in fiscal year 2019, Amtrak may not
give notice under subsection (a) or (b) of section 24706 of
title 49, United States Code, with respect to long-distance
routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United
States Code) on which Amtrak is the sole tenant of the host
railroad and positive train control systems are not required
by law (including regulations), or otherwise initiate
discontinuance of, reduce the frequency of, suspend, or
substantially alter the schedule or route of rail service on
any portion of such route operated in fiscal year 2018,
including implementation of service permitted by section
24305(a)(3)(A) of title 49, United States Code, in lieu of
rail service.''.
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