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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

96 STAT. 2548 45 USC 853. 45 USC 854.

PUBLIC LAW 97-468—JAN. 14, 1983 (1) Section 703{l)(A)(ii) is amended by striking "and Albany, New York" and inserting in lieu thereof "Albany, New York, and Atlantic City, New Jersey". (2) Section 704(a)(l) is amended to read as follows: "(1) $2,313,000,000 to remain available until expended (A) in order to effectuate the goals of section 703(l)(A)(i) of this title, of which not less than $27,000,000 shall be available to finance the cost of the equipment modification and replacement which States (or local or regional transportation authorities) will be required to bear as a result of the electrification conversion system of the Northeast Corridor pursuant to this title; (B) of which, if the National Railroad Passenger Corporation receives notification on or before June 1, 1983, from the State of New Jersey that such State has approved a plan, developed in consultation with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, for the operation of rail passenger service between the main line of the Northeast Corridor and Atlantic City, New Jersey, and if such Corporation determines that such plan is feasible, $30,000,000 shall be made available by the Secretary to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for rehabilitation and other improvements (including upgrading track and the signal system, ensuring safety at public and private highway and pedestrian crossings by improving signals or eliminating such crossings, and the improvement of operational portions of stations related to intercity rail passenger service) on the main line track between such points, consistent with the plan for operation approved by the State, in order to ensure that such track will be of sufficient quality to permit safe rail passenger service at a minimum of 79 miles per hour not later than September 30, 1985, and to promote rail passenger use of such track; and (C) of which such sums as may be required shall be available for the following projects with respect to the main line of the Northeast Corridor: development of the Union Station in Washington, District of Columbia; installation of 189 track miles of concrete ties with continuously welded rail between Washington, District of Columbia, and New York, New York; renewal of 133 track miles of existing continuously welded rail on concrete tie track between Washington, District of Columbia, and New York, New York; installation of reverse signaling between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Morrisville, Pennsylvania, on numbers 2 and 3 tracks; restoration of ditch drainage in concrete tie locations between Washington, District of Columbia, and New York, New York; undercutting of 83 track miles between Washington, District of Columbia, and New York, New York; rehabilitation of bridges between Washington, District of Columbia, and New York, New York (including Hi line); development of a maintenance-of-way equipment repair facility between Washington, District of Columbia, and New York, New York; roadbed stabilization at various locations between Washington, District of Columbia, and New York, New York; automation of Bush River Drawbridge at milepost 72.14; improvements to the New York Service Facility to develop rolling stock repair capability; construction of maintenance-of-way bases at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunnyside, New York, and Cedar Hill, Connecticut; installation of rail car washer facility at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; restoration of storage tracks and buildings at the Washington Service Facility; installation of centralized traffic control