Pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021, the Federal Railroad Administration is to make available to Amtrak $728,611,840 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including use of these funds to cover operating, capital and debt service repayment expenses; of which approximately $165,926,000
will be used for service restoration and employee recalls; approximately $174,850,000 to be used exclusively and directly in lieu of capital payments from state and commuter rail passenger transportation providers subject to the cost allocation policy required pursuant to Section 209 of PRIIA; and, approximately $21,961,000 to be used exclusively and directly in lieu of capital payments from state and commuter rail passenger transportation providers subject to the cost allocation policy required pursuant to Section 212 of PRIIA.
Pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021, the Federal Railroad Administration is to make available to Amtrak $728,611,840 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including use of these funds to cover operating, capital and debt service repayment expenses; of which approximately $165,926,000 will be used for service restoration and employee recalls; approximately $174,850,000 to be used exclusively and directly in lieu of capital payments from state and commuter rail passenger transportation providers subject to the cost allocation policy required pursuant to Section 209 of PRIIA; and, approximately $21,961,000 to be used exclusively and directly in lieu of capital payments from state and commuter rail passenger transportation providers subject to the cost allocation policy required pursuant to Section 212 of PRIIA.
These funds must be expended by September 30, 202 9.