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Northeast Corridor Commission

April 11, 2024

Congress established the Northeast Corridor Commission (the Commission) under Sec. 212 of Public Law 110-432 (Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008) [1] to promote mutual cooperation and planning among owners and operators on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) rail line and to advise the U.S. Congress on Corridor policy and investment needs.

Northeast Corridor Commission
Commission overview
Formed2010 (2010)
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
38°53′57″N 77°0′29″W / 38.89917°N 77.00806°W / 38.89917; -77.00806
Commission executives
  • Kevin Corbett, President and CEO, New Jersey Transit, Commission Co-Chair
  • Amit Bose, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Commission Co-Chair
WebsiteNEC Commission

Description edit

The Commission consists of one member from each of the NEC states and the District of Columbia; four members from Amtrak; and five members from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Commission also includes non-voting representatives from four freight railroads, states with feeder corridors, and commuter authorities not directly represented by a Commission member.

The Commission approved a Northeast Corridor Commuter and Intercity Rail Cost Allocation Policy (the Policy) in 2015 as a first step towards establishing a new framework for regional cooperation. The Policy employs consistent and transparent methods for sharing about $1 billion in annual operating and baseline capital costs among infrastructure owners and service operators. In addition, the Policy calls for a collaborative capital planning process among stakeholders, new performance reporting requirements, and a federal-state funding partnership to eliminate the $28 billion state-of-good repair backlog and address improvement needs not funded through the Policy.

Congressional passage of the FAST Act in December 2015 represented a significant step forward for the NEC. It marked the first time that intercity passenger rail was addressed in a multi-year authorization alongside other surface transportation programs and it codified many of recommendations included in the Policy aimed at increasing collaboration, transparency, and accountability for all NEC stakeholders.[2]

Members edit

The NEC Commission has five voting members from USDOT, four from Amtrak, and one each from the eight NEC states and the District of Columbia. Non-voting members include the NEC feeder states, freight railroads and independent commuter authorities.[3]

NEC States:

U.S. Department of Transportation:

Amtrak:

  • 4 members

Non-voting Representatives edit

References edit

  1. ^ 49 U.S.C. § 24905
  2. ^ "About The Commission". Northeast Corridor Commission. http://www.nec-commission.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/About-The-Commission.pdf
  3. ^ "The Commission". Northeast Corridor Commission. Retrieved 2024-03-12.

External links edit

  • Official website

April 11, 2024
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