108 STAT. 934 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 (7) an assessment of long-term operational safety needs and a list of specific projects designed to maximize operational safety; and (8) comments that Amtrak submits to the Secretary on the plan. (b) SUBMITTING MODIFICATIONS OF PLAN TO CONGRESS.— The Secretary shall submit to Congress any modification made to the program master plan and comments that Amtrak submits on the modification. §24904. General authority (a) GENERAL.—To carry out this chapter and the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), Amtrak may— (1) acquire, maintain, and dispose of any interest in property used to provide improved high-speed rail transportation under section 24902 of this title; (2) acquire any interest in real property that Amtrak considers necessary to carry out the goals of section 24902; (3) provide for rail freight, intercity rail passenger, and commuter rail passenger transportation over property acquired under this section; (4) improve rail rights of way between Boston, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia (including the route through Springfield, Massachusetts, and routes to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Albany, New York, from the Northeast Corridor main line) to achieve the goals of section 24902 of providing improved high-speed rail passenger transportation between Boston, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, and intermediate intercity markets; (5) acquire, build, improve, and install passenger stations, communications and electric power facilities and equipment, public and private highway and pedestrian crossings, and other facilities and equipment necessary to provide improved highspeed rail passenger transportation over rights of way improved under clause (4) of this subsection; (6) make agreements with other carriers and commuter authorities to grant, acquire, or make arrangements for rail freight or commuter rail passenger transportation over, rights of way and facilities acquired under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) and the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); (7) appoint a general manager of the Northeast Corridor improvement program; and (8) make agreements with telecommunications common carriers, subject to the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), to continue existing, and establish new and improved, passenger radio mobile telephone service in the highspeed rail passenger transportation area specified in section 24902(a)(1) and (2). (b) COMPENSATORY AGREEMENTS. —Rail freight and commuter rail passenger transportation provided under subsection (a)(3) of this section shall be provided under compensatory agreements with the responsible carriers. (c) COMPENSATION FOR TRANSPORTATION OVER CERTAIN RIGHTS OF WAY AND FACILITIES.—(1) An agreement under subsection (a)(6) of this section shall provide for reasonable reimbursement of costs
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