Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008

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The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that reauthorized and reformed Amtrak while establishing new funding, performance, and planning frameworks to improve intercity passenger rail service nationwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
transportation law
acronym PRIIA
affects freight railroads hosting passenger trains
intercity passenger rail operators
state departments of transportation
aimsTo enhance reliability of intercity passenger rail service
expand intercity passenger rail capacity
improve financial performance of Amtrak
increase on-time performance of passenger trains
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enactedBy United States Congress
establishes federal-state partnership structure for passenger rail projects
funding framework for Amtrak capital and operating grants
performance metrics and standards for intercity passenger rail
planning requirements for intercity passenger rail corridors
hasComponent funding authorizations for Amtrak
performance improvement provisions
planning and reporting requirements for Amtrak
state corridor development provisions
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalForm statute
modeOfTransport rail
policyArea infrastructure investment
public transportation
rail regulation
providesFor capital investment in passenger rail infrastructure
grants to states for intercity passenger rail
operating support for Amtrak
purpose to establish new funding frameworks for intercity passenger rail
to establish performance and planning standards for intercity passenger rail
to improve intercity passenger rail service in the United States
to reauthorize Amtrak
to reform Amtrak
reauthorizes Amtrak
regulates Amtrak performance and accountability
relatedTo Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997
Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
sector transportation
shortName PRIIA
signedBy George W. Bush
signingDate 2008-10-16
subject Amtrak
intercity passenger rail
rail infrastructure investment
state-supported passenger rail corridors
title Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 self-link
yearEnacted 2008

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PRIIA fullName Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
Federal Railroad Administration implements Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 title Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 self-link