At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: \ SEC. 742. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to operate individual Amtrak routes whose Operating Ratio (defined as expenses divided by revenues, where revenues include State subsidies) is identified as greater than 2.0 in the February 7, 2002, report by the Amtrak Reform Council entitled "An Action Plan For the Restructuring and Rationalization of the National Intercity Rail Passenger System".

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Amendment Number
373
Description
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: \ SEC. 742. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to operate individual Amtrak routes whose Operating Ratio (defined as expenses divided by revenues, where revenues include State subsidies) is identified as greater than 2.0 in the February 7, 2002, report by the Amtrak Reform Council entitled "An Action Plan For the Restructuring and Rationalization of the National Intercity Rail Passenger System".
Purpose
An amendment numbered 24 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any funding of those Amtrak long-distance routes identified by a February 2002 report by the Amtrak Reform Council as unable to recoup 50 cents in revenue, including state subsidies, for each dollar spent to operate the route.
Congress
108
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Sep 9, 2003
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Sessions amendment (A020) Failed by recorded vote: 130 - 282 (Roll no. 482).
Latest Action Time
19:04:37
Submitted Date
Sep 9, 2003
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Sep 29, 2021
Amendment 373 — Informed