49 U.S.C. § 24906 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 49. Transportation § 24906. Eliminating highway at-grade crossings

(a) Plan.--In consultation with the States on the main line of the Northeast Corridor, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop a plan not later than September 30, 1993, to eliminate all highway at-grade crossings of the main line by not later than December 31, 1997. The plan may provide that eliminating a crossing is not required if--

(b) Amtrak's share of costs.--Amtrak shall pay 20 percent of the cost of eliminating each highway at-grade crossing under the plan.