,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ibac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #i1 #bjbf,mr4  
,beyer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 and 
,ms4 ,norton7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,railroad ,administration to study the  
implementation of rail electrification  
across the ,united ,states1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,american      
,electric ,rail ,mapping ,act of #bjbf4 
#b4 ,study on rail electrification  7a7 
,in general ,the ,administrator of the  
,federal ,railroad ,administration1     
acting through the ,associate           
,administrator of the ,office of        
,research1 ,data1 and ,innovation1 shall
 conduct a study on the feasibility of  
rail electrification along passenger and
 freight corridors across the ,united   
,states4  7b7 ,contents ,in conducting  

the study required under subsection 7a71
 the ,administrator shall identify--    
7#a7 all existing and imminently planned
 rail corridors in the ,united ,states2 
7#b7 within each such corridor1 with    
respect to each rail system-- 7,a7 how  
such system is powered2 and  7,b7       
whether such system is a ,class ,i1     
,,ii1 or ,,iii railroad2  7#c7 any rail 
corridor segments in which rail         
electrification may be feasible2 and    
7#d7 any rail corridor segments in which
 clean rail technologies may be adopted4
  7c7 ,consultation ,in carrying out the
 study described in this section1 the   
,administrator shall consult with       
railroad owners and operators1          
governments of ,states1 localities1     
,tribes1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and
 the territories of the ,united ,states1
 and any other entities the             
,administrator determines appropriate4  
7d7 ,reuse of resources ,in carrying out
 the study described in this section1   
the ,administrator shall use any        

existing resources of the               
,administration1 as applicable1 to      
minimize expenditures4  7e7 ,report     
7#a7 ,initial progress report ,not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 a report on the progress of carrying   
out the study required under this       
section4  7#b7 ,final report ,not later 
than #a year after the ,administrator   
submits the report under paragraph 7#a71
 the ,administrator shall submit to     
,congress a final report describing the 
results of the study required under this
 section4