Us Code § 16101 - Railroad efficiency
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§ 16101. Railroad efficiency
(a) Establishment
The Secretary shall (in cooperation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency) establish a cost-shared, public-private research partnership involving the Federal Government, railroad carriers, locomotive manufacturers and equipment suppliers, and the Association of American Railroads, to develop and demonstrate railroad locomotive technologies that increase fuel economy, reduce emissions, and lower costs of operation.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section—
(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(3) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, §751, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 826.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Advanced Technology Locomotive Grant Pilot Program
Pub. L. 110–140, title XI, §1111, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1757, provided that:
"(a)
"(1) for assistance in purchasing hybrid or other energy-efficient locomotives, including hybrid switch and generator-set locomotives; and
"(2) to demonstrate the extent to which such locomotives increase fuel economy, reduce emissions, and lower costs of operation.
"(b)
"(c)
"(1) the level of energy efficiency that would be achieved by the proposed project;
"(2) the extent to which the proposed project would assist in commercial deployment of hybrid or other energy-efficient locomotive technologies;
"(3) the extent to which the proposed project complements other private or governmental partnership efforts to improve air quality or fuel efficiency in a particular area; and
"(4) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates innovative strategies and a financial commitment to increasing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions of its railroad operations.
"(d)
"(1)
"(2)
"(e)
"(f)
"(g)
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