,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #affg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aa1 #bjai ,mr4  
,got!im] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new   
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require a report on !       
cont+5cy plan ( ! ,dep>tm5t (           
,transportation 9 ! ev5t ( ! failure ( a
 rail track 9 ! ,nor? ,riv] ,tunnel1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,doomsday 
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 #bjj1jjj rid]s travel     
?r\gh ! #aaa ye> old1 two-track ,nor?   
,riv] ,tunnel "u ! ,hudson ,riv] daily4 
7#b7 ,! ,nor? ,riv] ,tunnel s]ves a     
region t is home to #ag p]c5t ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates population :i* contributes #bj  
p]c5t to ! national ,gross ,dome/ic     
,product4  7#c7 ,! ,nor!a/ ,corridor1   
:i* is op]at$ by ,amtrak & runs betwe5  
,bo/on1 ,massa*usetts & ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 
has ! highe/ rid]%ip ( any int]city rail

 l9e 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & runs directly  
?r\gh ! ,nor? ,riv] ,tunnel4  7#d7      
,sup]/orm ,s&y caus$ #fe billion wor? ( 
damages & #adg direct dea?s 9 #bjab1    
exac]bat+ ! ne$ to p]=m ext5sive repairs
 to bo? tracks4 ,a new tunnel mu/ be    
built to keep regul> tra9 s]vice runn+  
:ile ! damage is fix$4  7#e7 ,accord+ to
 ! ,regional ,plan ,association1 if "o (
 ! tracks loses functionality & ne$s to 
be %ut d[n1 ! national economy c\ld lose
 #af billion ov] a #d-ye> span1         
equival5t to ! loss ( #cc1jjj jobs4     
7#f7 ,a tunnel %utd[n w\ld significantly
 decrease transportation options 9 !    
region1 increas+ commute times 9 _m     
cases by m ?an an h\r a day4  7#g7 ,a   
tunnel %utd[n c\ld also cause #bb       
billion 9 decreas$ prop]ty values1 #g   
billion 9 lo/ tax rev5ue = ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 & local gov]nm5ts1 & #ch1jjj     
additional c> cra%es4  7#h7 ,curr5tly1  
only #bd tra9s c use ! tunnel e h\r4 ,t 
numb] w\ld drop to #f 9 ! ev5t ( a      
%utd[n4  7#i7 ,! ,gateway ,program1 :i* 

incorporates ! ,hudson ,tunnel ,project1
 w\ld d\ble ! numb] ( tra9s p] h\r by   
build+ a new1 flood-pro( tunnel4  7#aj7 
,! ,f$]al ,transit ,adm9i/ration rat$ ! 
,hudson ,tunnel ,project ,m$ium-,l[ 9   
response to ! project's s#ecji ,capital 
,inve/m5t ,grant submission4  #c4       
,report ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,transportation %all publi% a report t  
expla9s-- 7#a7 ! cont+5cy plan ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation1 9          
coord9ation ) o!r relevant ,f$]al       
ag5cies1 detail+ a specific plan (      
action 9 ! case ( a %utd[n ( a track    
describ$ 9 section #b7a7 & t addresses  
issues includ+ ensur+ commut]s1 t\ri/s1 
& o!rs w ma9ta9 ! ability to travel     
betwe5 ,new ,j]sey & ,new ,york &       
?r\gh\t ! region2 &  7#b7 ! cont+5cy    
plan ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation1 9 
coord9ation ) o!r relevant ,f$]al       
ag5cies1 detail+ a specific plan (      
action to ensure m9imal disruption to1 &
 negative impact on national security1 !

 economy1 public heal?1 ! environm5t1 & 
prop]ty values4