To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to adopt the repair-in-place method for track maintenance and rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3002 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to adopt the repair-in-place method for track maintenance and rehabilitation, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 4, 2021 Mr. TORRES of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to adopt the repair-in-place method for track mainte- nance and rehabilitation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. REPAIR-IN-PLACE. 3 Section 24305(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 6 paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and 7 (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol- 8 lowing: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:08 Jun 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3002.IH H3002 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3002 IH ‘‘(5) the adoption of the repair-in-place method 1 for any track maintenance or rehabilitation;’’. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:08 Jun 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3002.IH H3002 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS