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B-217662 1 (1985-03-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabknf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED S7rATES A- WASHINGTON 1)C 205AS B-217662 Ma-ch 18, 1985 The Honorable Jack Danforth Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate 00 NOT MAKE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC READINI Dear Mr. Chairman: E09 30 PA) This is in response to your letter dated January 29, 1985, asking six questions relating to the payment of labor protection costs in the event that the services of the National Rail Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) are terminated or significantly reduced as a result of the Administration's proposal to eliminate further Federal subsidies to Amtrak in the 1986 fiscal year and thereafter. After providing some of the basic legal background to your questions, we will address your questions in order. BACKGROUND In 1970, Congress enacted the Rail Passenger Service Act (RPSA), Pub. L. No. 91-518, 84 Stat. 1327, October 30, 1970, 45 U.S.C. § 501 et seq. (1982). This Act authorized the creation of Amtrak as a mixed ownership Government (31 U.S.C. § 9101) for profit corporation, the purpose of which shall be to provide intercity and commuter rail passenger service, * * * so as to fully develop the potential of modern rail ser- vice in meeting the Nation's intercity and commuter passenger transportation requirements. 45 U.S.C. § 541. The legisla- tion expressly provides that Amtrak will not be an agency or establishment of the United States Government. Id. Under section 401(a) of RPSA, 45 U.S.C. § 561(a), Amtrak was authorized to enter into contracts with railroads to relieve them of their entire responsibility for the provision of intercity rail passenger service. Relief under this sec- tion also requires that any contract between Amtrak and a railroad include protective arrangements for employees. Section 405 of RPSA, 45 U.S.C. § 565, sets forth the extent to which employee interests must be protected under these arrangements as follows: 5 3 /- 3?

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