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.
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| Formed | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. 38°53′57″N 77°0′29″W / 38.89917°N 77.00806°W |
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| Website | NEC Commission |
Description
editThe 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
editThe 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:
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- Rhode Island Department of Transportation
- Connecticut Department of Transportation
- New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- NJ Transit
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Delaware Department of Transportation
- Maryland Department of Transportation
- District of Columbia Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of Transportation:
- 5 members, including:
- 4 members
Non-voting Representatives
editReferences
edit- ^ 49 U.S.C. § 24905
- ^ "About The Commission". Northeast Corridor Commission. http://www.nec-commission.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/About-The-Commission.pdf Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Commission". Northeast Corridor Commission. Retrieved 2024-03-12.