Us Code § 22910 - Interstate Rail Compacts Grant Program
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§ 22910. Interstate Rail Compacts Grant Program
(a)
(1) costs of administration;
(2) systems planning, including studying the impacts on freight rail operations and ridership;
(3) promotion of intercity passenger rail operation;
(4) preparation of applications for competitive Federal grant programs; and
(5) operations coordination.
(b)
(c)
(1) the amount of funding received (including funding from a rail carrier (as defined in section 24102)) or other participation by State, local, and regional governments and the private sector;
(2) the applicant's work to foster economic development through rail service, particularly in rural communities;
(3) whether the applicant seeks to restore service over routes formerly operated by Amtrak, including routes described in section 11304(a) of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (title XI of division A of Public Law 114–94);
(4) the applicant's dedication to providing intercity passenger rail service to regions and communities that are underserved or not served by other intercity public transportation;
(5) whether the applicant is enhancing connectivity and geographic coverage of the existing national network of intercity passenger rail service;
(6) whether the applicant has prepared regional rail or corridor service development plans and corresponding environmental analysis; and
(7) whether the applicant has engaged with appropriate government entities and transportation providers to identify projects necessary to enhance multimodal connections or facilitate service integration between rail service and other modes, including between intercity passenger rail service and intercity bus service or commercial air service.
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(1) the implementation of this section;
(2) the status of the planning efforts and coordination funded by grants awarded under this section;
(3) the plans of grant recipients for continued implementation of the interstate rail compacts;
(4) the status of, and data regarding, any new, restored, or enhanced rail services initiated under the interstate rail compacts; and
(5) any legislative recommendations.
(Added Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title II, §22306(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 723.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 410 of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 410 of title IV of Pub. L. 105–134, which is set out as a note under section 24101 of this title.
Section 11304(a) of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015, referred to in subsec. (c)(3), is section 11304(a) of title IX of div. A of Pub. L. 114–94, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1655, which is not classified to the Code.
The date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021, referred to in subsec. (g), is the date of enactment of title II of div. B of Pub. L. 117–58, which was approved Nov. 15, 2021.
PART C—PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 241—GENERAL
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2015—Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, §§11202(c)(2), 11301(c)(2), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1630, 1648, struck out items 24104 "Authorization of appropriations" and 24105 "Congestion grants".
2008—Pub. L. 110–432, div. B, title II, §201(e)(2), title III, §302(b), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4911, 4947, substituted "Findings, mission, and goals" for "Findings, purpose, and goals" in item 24101 and added item 24105.
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