PUBLIC LAW 103-272^JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 917 by contractors and subcontractors in construction work financed under an agreement made under section 24308(a), 24701(a), or 24704(b)(2) of this title will be paid wages not less than those Erevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined y the Secretary of Labor under the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act) (40 U.S.C. 276a—276a-5). Amtrak may make such an agreement only after being assured that required labor standards will be maintained on the construction work. Health and safety standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 333) apply to all construction work performed under such an agreement, except for construction work performed by a rail carrier. (2) Wage rates in a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) are deemed to comply with the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis- Bacon Act) (40 U.S.C. 276a—276a-5). (b) CONTRACTING Oirr. — (l) Amtrak may not contract out work normally performed by an employee in a bargaining unit covered by a contract between a labor organization and Amtrak or a rail carrier that provided intercity rail passenger transportation on October 30, 1970, if contracting out results in the layoff of an employee in the bargaining unit. (2) This subsection does not apply to food and beverage services provided on trains of Amtrak. § 24313. Rail safety system program In consultation with rail labor organizations, Amtrak shall maintain a rail safety system program for employees working on property owned by Amtrak. The program shall be a model for other rail carriers to use in developing safety programs. The program shall include— (1) periodic analyses of accident information, including primary and secondary causes; (2) periodic evaluations of the activities of the program, particularly specific steps taken in response to an accident; (3) periodic reports on amounts spent for occupational health and safety activities of the program; (4) periodic reports on reduced costs and personal injuries because of accident prevention activities of the program; (5) periodic reports on direct accident costs, including claims related to accidents; and (6) reports and evaluations of other information Amtrak considers appropriate. §24314. Demonstration of new technology (a) PLAN.—Amtrak shall develop a plan for demonstrating new technology in rail passenger equipment. The plan shall provide that new equipment that Amtrak procures that may increase train speed significantly over existing rail facilities shall be demonstrated, to the extent practicable, throughout the intercity rail passenger system. (b) REPORT. — Not later than September 30, 1993, Amtrak shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the plan developed under subsection (a) of this section, including its goals, loca-
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