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49 U.S.C. § 24306 — Mail, express, and auto-ferry transportation
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**(a) Actions To Increase Revenues.—** Amtrak shall take necessary action to increase its revenues from the transportation of mail and express. To increase its revenues, Amtrak may provide auto-ferry transportation as part of the basic passenger transportation authorized by this part.
**(b) Authority of Others To Provide Auto-Ferry Transportation.—** State and local laws and regulations that impair the provision of auto-ferry transportation do not apply to Amtrak or a rail carrier providing auto-ferry transportation. A rail carrier may not refuse to participate with Amtrak in providing auto-ferry transportation because a State or local law or regulation makes the transportation unlawful.
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**(a) Actions To Increase Revenues.—** Amtrak shall take necessary action to increase its revenues from the transportation of mail and express. To increase its revenues, Amtrak may provide auto-ferry transportation as part of the basic passenger transportation authorized by this part.
**(b) Authority of Others To Provide Auto-Ferry Transportation.—** State and local laws and regulations that impair the provision of auto-ferry transportation do not apply to Amtrak or a rail carrier providing auto-ferry transportation. A rail carrier may not refuse to participate with Amtrak in providing auto-ferry transportation because a State or local law or regulation makes the transportation unlawful.
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Amtrak shall operate a national rail passenger transportation system which ties together existing and emergent regional rail passenger service and other intermodal passenger service.
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 24306
station development initiatives ongoing as of the date
of enactment of this Act.’’
AMTRAK SECURITY EVALUATION
AND DEVELOPMENT
OF
PROCEDURES
FOR FIREARM STORAGE
AND CARRIAGE
IN CHECKED BAGGAGE CARS AND STATIONS
Pub. L. 111–117, div. A, title I, § 159, Dec. 16, 2009, 123
Stat. 3061, as amended by Pub. L. 111–212, title III,
§ 3009, July 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 2340, provided that:
‘‘(a) AMTRAK SECURITY EVALUATION.—No later than
180 days after the enactment of this Act [Dec. 16, 2009],
Amtrak, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary
of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Admin-
istration), shall submit a report to Congress that con-
tains—
‘‘(1) a comprehensive, system-wide, security evalua-
tion; and
‘‘(2) proposed guidance and procedures necessary to
implement a new checked firearms program.
‘‘(b) DEVELOPEMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF GUID-
ANCE AND PROCEDURES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the
enactment of this Act [Dec. 16, 2009], Amtrak, in con-
sultation with the Assistant Secretary, shall develop
and implement guidance and procedures to carry out
the duties and responsibilities of firearm storage and
carriage in checked baggage cars and at Amtrak sta-
tions that accept checked baggage.
‘‘(2) SCOPE.—The guidance and procedures devel-
oped under paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) permit Amtrak passengers holding a ticket
for a specific Amtrak route to place an unloaded
firearm or starter pistol in a checked bag on such
route if—
‘‘(i) the Amtrak station accepts checked bag-
gage for such route;
‘‘(ii) the passenger declares to Amtrak, either
orally or in writing, at the time the reservation
is made or not later than 24 hours before depar-
ture, that the firearm will be placed in his or he
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