Bill Text: NY K00207 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, also known as Amtrak

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-8)

Status: (Passed) 2021-04-28 - adopted [K00207 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00207-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 207

BY: M. of A. Sayegh

        COMMEMORATING the 50th Anniversary of the National
        Railroad Passenger Corporation, also known as Amtrak

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this Legislative Body to recognize
organizations  which  have   positively   impacted   and   substantially
contributed to the vitality of the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commemorate  the  50th  Anniversary  of  the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation, also known as Amtrak; and

  WHEREAS, Amtrak is a public-private  corporation  founded  in  1971,
which  took ownership of most of the intercity passenger rail service in
the United States and operates passenger railroads across 500  locations
throughout 46 states; and

  WHEREAS, On October 30, 1970, Congress passed legislation chartering
Amtrak  in an effort to protect railroads from further decay following a
decline in passenger  service  through  the  latter  half  of  the  20th
Century; and

  WHEREAS,  The United States Department of Transportation offered any
operator of intercity rail service a chance to join  the  public-private
partnership,  of  which  20 of the 26 railroads still offering passenger
service obliged to join, including all operators in  the  State  of  New
York; and

  WHEREAS,  On  May 1, 1971, Amtrak began passenger service in several
major corridors, including those in New York, where  Amtrak  inaugurated
passenger  service on its Empire Service Line serving cities between New
York and Buffalo; and

  WHEREAS, Today, Amtrak serves over  31  million  passengers  in  the
United  States  across nearly 22,000 miles of track, as well as operates
dozens of routes across the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, Amtrak is central to  the  State  of  New  York's  economy,
providing  reliable and affordable passenger rail service to millions of
New Yorkers across hundreds of miles; and

  WHEREAS, Amtrak brings New Yorkers together, transporting  thousands
of  business  travelers,  families,  college  students,  and legislators
across New York's Empire Corridor routes annually; and

  WHEREAS, Amtrak continues to innovate in  passenger  rail,  offering
cost  effective  and  ecologically  sustainable  options,  including new
high-speed trains which can travel over 200 miles per hour; and

  WHEREAS, It is  with  great  pleasure  that  this  Legislative  Body
acknowledges  this  important  milestone  in the history of Amtrak; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  50th  Anniversary  of  the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation, also known as Amtrak; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this  Resolution, suitably engrossed be
transmitted to The New York Amtrak Business Office, The Yonkers Railroad
Station, and Amtrak National Headquarters.