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 |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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transportation law ⓘ |
| acronym | PRIIA ⓘ |
| affects |
freight railroads hosting passenger trains
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intercity passenger rail operators ⓘ state departments of transportation ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance reliability of intercity passenger rail service
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expand intercity passenger rail capacity ⓘ improve financial performance of Amtrak ⓘ increase on-time performance of passenger trains ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
federal-state partnership structure for passenger rail projects
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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
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performance improvement provisions ⓘ planning and reporting requirements for Amtrak ⓘ state corridor development provisions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | rail ⓘ |
| policyArea |
infrastructure investment
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public transportation ⓘ rail regulation ⓘ |
| providesFor |
capital investment in passenger rail infrastructure
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grants to states for intercity passenger rail ⓘ operating support for Amtrak ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish new funding frameworks for intercity passenger rail
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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
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Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ⓘ |
| sector | transportation ⓘ |
| shortName | PRIIA ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| signingDate | 2008-10-16 ⓘ |
| subject |
Amtrak
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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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