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2007-08 – 2017-18 California State Rail PlanCalifornia Corridors Highlighted in State Corridor InitiativesThe Amtrak 2004 Strategic Plan also includes an Appendix called the StateCorridor Initiatives. It focuses on state proposals supported by Amtrak for specificpassenger rail corridor development, and strategies to protect and upgrade keyfacilities owned by freight railroads. Amtrak supports use of a 80 percent federal20 percent state grant program for corridors that qualify under the Initiative.Amtrak surveyed all states and identified those corridors that complied withAmtrak’s criteria. The criteria includes a long-term master plan, market revenueand operating expense forecasts, infrastructure and equipment investment plans,host railroad acceptance, agreement to fund a 20 percent capital match, andagreement to cover any added operating deficit. Amtrak worked with states toclearly identify the corridors, the congestion and capacity challenges and capitalinvestment needs. Three of the eight corridors that qualified for the State CorridorInitiatives were in California. They were the three State-supported corridors(Pacific Surfliner, San Joaquin, and Capitol Corridor).However, it should be recognized that major funding for the Corridor Initiativeswould come from a federal grant program, which to date has not been established.See the discussion of the FFY 2008 Budget below for further information on aproposed grant program in S 294.AMTRAK REFORM AND BUDGETFor a number of years Amtrak’s future and budget levels have been hotly debatedin Washington D.C. According to the Congressional Budget Office September2003 study The Past and Future of U.S. Passenger Rail Service “more than threedecades after the Congress and the President created the National RailroadPassenger Corporation, Federal policies toward intercity passenger rail serviceremain unsettled. Policymakers have not been able to agree about whether thecompany should be a private, for-profit enterprise (like airlines and intercity buscompanies) or a public service (like urban mass transit) that would usegovernment subsidies to achieve social objectives.” This discussion continuestoday with no resolution.FFY 2006 BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE REFORM PROPOSALIn 2004, Congress was primarily engaged in reauthorizing surface transportationprograms and discussions on the future of Amtrak and intercity rail took a backseat. Amtrak’s FY 2005-2009 Strategic Plan called for an annual Federalappropriations level of $1.6 billion, which would allow Amtrak to make progresson its goal toward achieving a state-of-good-repair. Amtrak initially requested$1.8 billion from Congress for FFY 2005, but revised it downward to $1.5 billionbased on the ability to advance a number of capital projects. In November 2004,Congress appropriated $1.2 billion for FFY 2005 funding, which included a$20 million portion of a five-year repayment for the FFY 2002 loan of190
Chapter XI – Amtrak$100 million. Amtrak was able to operate throughout FFY 2005 within thisappropriation level by drawing down on its working capital reserves.FFY 2006 BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE REFORM PROPOSALSThe Administration opened the FFY 2006 Amtrak budget deliberations in Aprilwith a proposal that was identical to the “Passenger Rail Investment Reform Actof 2003” and proposed zero funding for Amtrak unless reforms were instituted.This proposal was introduced as H.R. 1713 in April 2005. Amtrak’s FY 2006proposal was contained in their Amtrak Strategic Reform Initiatives and FY 06Grant Request discussed above. The requested funding level was $1.82 billion.A bi-partisan bill introduced by Senators Lautenberg and Lott (S. 1516) wasintroduced in July 2005 that averaged about $1.9 billion in funding over thesix years of the bill’s reauthorization. S.1516 passed the Senate 93-6, althoughcompanion House legislation was not introduced, nor was a funding mechanismidentified.In June, the full House approved an Amtrak appropriations level of $1.2 billion,and in July the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $1.45 billionappropriations level. In late November, the President signed “The Transportationand Related Agencies Appropriations Bill” for FFY 06. It included $1.315 billionin funding for Amtrak, including $780 million for capital projects with$280 million maximum for debt service, $495 million for operations, and$40 million for efficiency incentive grants.FFY 2007 BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE REFORM PROPOSALSFor FY07, the Administration proposed $900 million for Amtrak, compared withAmtrak’s requested base appropriation of $1.598 billion ($730 million Capital;$498 million Operating; $295 million Debt Service; $75 million Working Capital).Amtrak also requested was $275 million in “Strategic Investment Options”($100 million debt restructuring; $50 million Network Reliability; $100 millionState capital matching; $25 million station ADA Compliance). For FY 07, theHouse approved $1.114 billion; the Senate $1.4 billion. Amtrak’s final FY07appropriation was $1.294 billion, with nothing appropriated for any of theStrategic Investment Options. Included in the FY 07 appropriation was theexpectation that Amtrak would undertake several actions to reduce operatingcosts, such as altering the delivery of food, beverage, and sleeping car service;explore options for selectively outsourcing certain functions; eliminating heavilydiscounting tickets for riders other than those in the armed forces; and modifyingits procurement processes, among other actions.191
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