The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law on the amendments to the Railway Act to make Railway (the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1998, no. 9; 1999, no. 5, 23; 2001, nr. 1; 2003, 6, 10, 23; 2004, nr. 8. No; 2005; 2006 21 no, no. 1; 2007, nr. 13, 15; 2008, nr. 15, 16; 2009, 12, no. 20; Latvian journal, 2009, 193. no; 2010, 86, 106, 162, no. 205; 2011, 65 no; 2013, 51, nr. 188.) the following amendments: 1. To supplement the law with article 7.1 as follows: "article 7.1. Heritage Railway (1) heritage railway is a narrow gauge railway line Gulbene-Alūksne track, engineering structures, equipment, buildings, rolling stock. Historical heritage also includes rail railway land partition zone.
(2) the historical heritage railway objects managed by their owners (proprietors). (3) in order to preserve the historical heritage railway and promote its use by function, as well as State and local government bodies, the historical heritage railway object owner (possessor) and the cooperation of non-governmental organisations, implementing best practices, muzejdzelzceļ creates a historical heritage railway Advisory Board, which includes the Ministry of transport, Ministry of culture, the National Rail Administration, the national railway technical inspection, State cultural monuments protection inspections, Gulbene, Aluksne District Council District Council the historical heritage railway, the object of the persons involved in the management and stakeholders of the society and Foundation, the aim of which, in accordance with the Statute is the conservation of heritage. Council by-laws approved by the Cabinet, but manpower-traffic Minister. Charter of the Board determines the rights, functions and operating procedures, as well as the order in which the persons referred to in this article shall delegate representatives to work in the Council. (4) the historical heritage railway infrastructure is a regional matter public use railway infrastructure. (5) on the heritage rail do not apply article 43 of this law. (6) the National Railway Administration on the basis referred to in the third subparagraph, the Council shall decide on the proposals in the eighth part of this article that the financial allocation of the historical heritage railway object owners (proprietors). The financial resources allocated for the following purposes only: 1) the first paragraph of this article in the historical heritage railway preservation and promotion; 2) public education on the rail sector and to promote the railway sector; 3) historic rolling stock and other heritage railway-related machinery purchase and renewal; 4) narrow gauge railway line to use. (7) referred to in the third subparagraph, the Council every year to 1 September, prepare proposals for the allocation of financial resources between the historical heritage railway object owners (proprietors) in the following year and shall submit such proposals to the national railway administration, a decision on the allocation of financial resources. (8) Public-use railway infrastructure manager yearly to provide funding for the seventh part of this article that the National Railway Administration decision 0.25% of the total of this Act 10 of the second paragraph of article 1 and referred to in paragraph 2, the amount of financing of railway infrastructure for the previous year. (9) Public-use railway infrastructure managers in the eighth part of the funding provided for each quarter to the first month in the quarter 10. moving parts date from the eighth part of the funding to the recipient of funding under the National Rail Administration's decision. In each of the first three quarters even a quarter of the planned funding. The total amount of this financing is clarified, making the last payment for the year. (10) the recipients of funding to prepare a report on the use made of it and submitted for review referred to in the third subparagraph the Council no later than the year following the year to 30 April. The use of funding submitted reports confirm the National Rail Administration, based on the recommendations of the Council. " 2. Article 31: to supplement the first part with point 20 as follows: "20) take decisions concerning the historical heritage railway for financial resources allocation and utilization review of funding approval and control the use of these funds for the purpose."; Add to the second sentence of the third paragraph after the word "of" with the words "the decision on the heritage railway for the distribution of financial means". 3. transitional provisions be supplemented by the following paragraph 38:38. "this law article 12 fees referred to in part 2.1 of the public-use railway infrastructure course of settlement by 2015 December 31 does not apply to railway passenger transport services, which are provided on the basis of national or municipal railway contract, if the carrier, public use of the rail infrastructure and the State or local authorities conclude an agreement on the settlement terms to ensure that the public railway infrastructure manager's revenue from fees for public use railway infrastructure services to at least match the public railway infrastructure maintenance costs, and other costs that take into account the public railway infrastructure usage charges. For this purpose, the agreement may provide, as a State or local Government shall bear the cost of public-use railway infrastructure, the costs associated with capital investment. " The law shall enter into force on January 1, 2014. The Parliament adopted the law in 2013. on 6 November. The President a. Smith 2013 in Riga on November 27.