State-Amtrak Intercity Passenger Rail Committee

To provide financial assistance for the State-Amtrak Intercity Passenger Rail Committee (SAIPRC) which will promote mutual cooperation and planning on State-supported Amtrak services and to further implement section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. § 24712). SAIPRC’s mission is to promote innovative practices and investments that support a vibrant and efficient State and national passenger rail network to meet the growing needs of the traveling public and encourage economic growth. The funding is intended to meet the directives set forth by Congress in the statute and, in doing so, to improve passenger rail in support of improved mobility in passenger rail corridors and economic growth across the country.