,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hchi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bd1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,smucker introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
require ,amtrak to convey of certain    
properties to the ,commonwealth of      
,pennsylvania1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,expedited property conveyance      
,section #bdcja of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7p7 ,expedited  
property conveyance  7#a7 ,on or before 
,june #cj1 #bjba3 7,a7 ,amtrak shall    
convey to the ,commonwealth of          
,pennsylvania all of its rights and     
title in-- 7i7 the ,keystone ,line and  
stations between ,harrisburg and        
,philadelphia1 ,pennsylvania1 including 
all of ,amtrak's passenger stations     
along that line east of ,william ,h4    
,gray ,,iii #cjth ,street ,station in   

,philadelphia1 ,pennsylvania2  7ii7 all 
of ,amtrak's other passenger stations1  
excluding ,amtrak's ,william ,h4 ,gray  
,,iii #cjth ,street ,station and ,north 
,philadelphia ,station1 located within  
the ,commonwealth along ,amtrak's       
,northeast ,corridor and used for       
commuter rail passenger service as of   
,may #a1 #bjbj2  7iii7 sections of track
 on or along ,amtrak's ,northeast       
,corridor immediately south of ,william 
,h4 ,gray ,,iii #cjth ,street ,station  
in ,philadelphia that are solely used by
 and maintained by ,southeastern        
,pennsylvania ,transportation           
,authority2 and  7iv7 ,amtrak's         
obligations to the ,united ,states as   
determined by the ,secretary under      
subparagraph 7,c74  7,b7 ,amtrak shall  
be entitled to use the properties       
conveyed pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7  
on the same terms and conditions and    
right to determination by the ,united   
,states ,surface ,transportation ,board 
as afforded commuter authorities        

operating over ,amtrak's lines pursuant 
to section #bdijc4  7,c7 ,the ,secretary
 shall-- 7i7 determine what portion of  
the note and mortgage the ,secretary    
obtained from ,amtrak to secure the     
amounts paid by the ,united ,states to  
acquire ,amtrak's ,northeast ,corridor  
should be allocated1 based on the       
original purchase price paid by the     
,united ,states1 to the properties to be
 conveyed under subparagraph 7,a72 and  
7ii7 at the time of the conveyance under
 subparagraph 7,a71 assign that portion 
of the note and mortgage to the         
,commonwealth of ,pennsylvania4  7#b7   
,amtrak shall be entitled to no         
compensation for the conveyances        
mandated in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 and1   
exclusively for the purposes of this    
subsection1 notwithstanding any other   
provision of the law1 shall be deemed an
 agency of the ,united ,states4  4