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49 U.S.C. § 24305

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United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 24305, General authority, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490495
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Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), Amtrak may enter into a contract with a motor carrier of passengers for the intercity transportation of passengers by motor carrier over regular routes only— Amtrak may maintain and rehabilitate rail passenger equipment and shall maintain a regional maintenance plan that includes— Amtrak may— Amtrak shall buy only— On application of Amtrak, the Secretary of Transportation may exempt Amtrak from this subsection if the Secretary decides that— for particular articles, material, or supplies—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-134(S. 738)1997-12-02
    Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-94(H.R. 22)2015-12-04
    FAST Act
    House: 359–65Senate: 83–16
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-58(H.R. 3684)2021-11-15
    Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
    House: 228–206Senate: 69–30