; and (ii) made available to members of the general public as passengers; and (B) does not include rapid transit operations within an urban area that are not connected to the general rail system of transportation. . (f) High-Speed rail corridor development Section 26106 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: In carrying out the program, the Secretary may designate high-speed rail corridors. ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking or Amtrak and inserting , Amtrak, or a consortium of a private entity and one or more of any of the entities listed in this paragraph ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting before the date of the enactment of MAP–21 ( Public Law 112–141 ) or a corridor designated by the Secretary under subsection (a). ; and (C) in paragraph (4), by striking of at least 110 miles per hour and inserting of 186 miles per hour or more ; (3) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (B)(i)— (I) in clause (I), by adding and at the end; and (II) in clause (II), by striking and at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(IV), by inserting and at the end; and (iii) in subparagraph (C)(i)— (I) in clause (IV), by inserting electrification or after involve ; and (II) in clause (V), by striking the semicolon and inserting , including as a result of transit-oriented development, connectivity between areas of high-economic development and areas with a low cost of living, or the agglomeration of effects along a passenger rail corridor. ; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking The Secretary and inserting (A) The Secretary ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (B) The Secretary shall not establish mandatory spending timelines for costs and activities associated with the project. ; (4) in the heading of subsection (f), by striking Federal share and inserting Funding