[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 4107 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 485
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4107
To require Amtrak to report to Congress information on Amtrak
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with
respect to trains and stations.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 11 (legislative day, April 10), 2024
Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
August 1, 2024
Reported by Ms. Cantwell, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require Amtrak to report to Congress information on Amtrak
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with
respect to trains and stations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Think Differently
Transportation Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. REPORT ON AMTRAK ADA COMPLIANCE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 24315(b) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) shall include an action plan for bringing
Amtrak rail cars and Amtrak-served stations that are not in
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) into compliance with such Act as required
by the settlement agreement entered into in 2020 between Amtrak
and the Department of Justice; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) shall include a status report on--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) Amtrak-served stations for which
Amtrak is solely responsible for compliance with such
Act based on a station assessment carried out by
Amtrak, including a timeline for any required
compliance with such Act, as required by the settlement
agreement;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) Amtrak-served stations for which
Amtrak has a shared responsibility for compliance with
such Act based on a station assessment carried out by
Amtrak, including a timeline for any required
compliance with such Act for the portions of the
station for which Amtrak is the responsible party
consistent with the terms of the settlement agreement,
identifying who is responsible for compliance (and the
status of the compliance of each responsible party with
such Act) for such portions and the timeline for
compliance in cases in which Amtrak is not the
responsible party; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) the status of compliance with such
Act for all Amtrak-served stations for which Amtrak is
not the responsible party, nor is responsible for a
portion of the station, and the entity or entities that
have responsibility for compliance with such Act, based
on a station assessment carried out by Amtrak or the
party responsible under such Act.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) In this subsection, the term `station assessment'
means a review of all components of a station, including the building,
platform, path to train, and parking areas, as required by the Access
Board on the date of enactment of the Think Differently Transportation
Act.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Think Differently Transportation
Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON AMTRAK ADA COMPLIANCE.
Section 24315(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) shall include an action plan for bringing Amtrak-
served stations that are not in compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) into
compliance with such Act, as required by the settlement
agreement entered into in 2020 between Amtrak and the
Department of Justice;
``(E) shall include a status report on--
``(i) Amtrak-served stations for which Amtrak is
solely responsible for compliance with such Act based
on a station assessment carried out by Amtrak,
including a timeline for any required compliance with
such Act, as required by the settlement agreement;
``(ii) Amtrak-served stations for which Amtrak has
a shared responsibility for compliance with such Act
based on a station assessment carried out by Amtrak or
by the party responsible for such compliance, including
a timeline for any required compliance with such Act
for the portions of the station for which Amtrak is the
responsible party consistent with the terms of the
settlement agreement, identifying who is responsible
for compliance (and the status of the compliance of
each responsible party with such Act) for such portions
and the timeline for compliance in cases in which
Amtrak is not the responsible party; and
``(iii) the status of compliance with such Act for
all Amtrak-served stations for which Amtrak is not the
responsible party, nor is responsible for a portion of
the station, and identify the entity or entities that
have responsibility for compliance with such Act, based
on a station assessment carried out by Amtrak or the
party responsible under such Act.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Amtrak may meet the requirements described in clauses (ii)
and (iii) of paragraph (1)(E) by demonstrating that Amtrak took
reasonable measures to obtain cooperation from responsible entities.
``(4) Amtrak shall submit the action plan and status report
required under subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (1)--
``(A) annually while the settlement agreement referred to
in paragraph (1)(D) is in effect; and
``(B) every 5 years beginning on the first day the
settlement is no longer in effect.''.
Calendar No. 485
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4107
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require Amtrak to report to Congress information on Amtrak
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with
respect to trains and stations.
_______________________________________________________________________
August 1, 2024
Reported with an amendment