; and (B) a percentage of the share that the State otherwise would have paid under the cost allocation methodology under subsection (a) according to the following: (i) Amtrak shall pay up to 100 percent of the capital costs necessary to initiate a new State-supported route, including planning and development, design, and environmental analysis, prior to beginning operations on the new route. (ii) For the first 2 years of operation, Amtrak shall pay for 100 percent of operating costs and capital costs. (iii) For the third year of operation, Amtrak shall pay 90 percent of operating costs and capital costs and the State shall pay the remainder. (iv) For the fourth year of operation, Amtrak shall pay 80 percent of operating costs and capital costs and the State shall pay the remainder (v) For the fifth year of operation, Amtrak shall pay 50 percent of operating costs and capital costs and the State shall pay the remainder. (vi) For the sixth year of operation and thereafter, operating costs and capital costs shall be allocated in accordance with the cost allocation methodology described under subsection (a), as applicable. (4) Application of terms In this subsection, the terms capital cost and operating cost shall apply in the same manner as such terms apply under the cost allocation methodology developed under subsection (a). (h) Cost allocation methodology and implementation report (1) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act , the Committee shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report assessing potential improvements to the cost allocation methodology required and approved under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 ( 49 U.S.C. 24101 note). (2) Report contents The report required under paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify improvements to the cost allocation methodology that would promote— (i) transparency of