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[USC02] 49 USC 26101: High-speed rail corridor planning
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49 USC 26101: High-speed rail corridor planning Text contains those laws in effect on November 16, 2019
(a) Corridor Planning Assistance.-(1) The Secretary may provide under this section financial assistance to a public agency or group of public agencies for corridor planning for up to 50 percent of the publicly financed costs associated with eligible activities.
(b) Eligible Activities.-(1) A corridor planning activity is eligible for financial assistance under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that it is necessary to establish appropriate engineering, operational, financial, environmental, or socioeconomic projections for the establishment of high-speed rail service in the corridor and that it leads toward development of a prudent financial and institutional plan for implementation of specific high-speed rail improvements, or if it is an activity described in subparagraph (M). Eligible corridor planning activities include-
(c) Criteria for Determining Financial Assistance.-Selection by the Secretary of recipients of financial assistance under this section shall be based on such criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate, including-
(Added Pub. L. 103–440, title I, §103(a)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4616 ; amended Pub. L. 109–59, title IX, §9001(a)(1), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1918 ; Pub. L. 110–432, div. B, title V, §501(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4959 .)
2008-Pub. L. 110–432, §501(a)(1), substituted "High-speed rail corridor planning" for "Corridor development" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–432, §501(a)(2), substituted "Corridor Planning" for "Corridor Development" in heading.
Subsecs. (a)(1), (b). Pub. L. 110–432, §501(a)(3), substituted "corridor planning" for "corridor development" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 110–432, §501(a)(4), substituted "planning" for "development".
2005-Pub. L. 109–59, §9001(a)(1)(A), substituted "development" for "planning" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–59, §9001(a)(1)(B), substituted "Development" for "Planning" in subsec. heading.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–59, §9001(a)(1)(C), substituted "corridor development" for "corridor planning".
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 109–59, §9001(a)(1)(D)(i), inserted ", or if it is an activity described in subparagraph (M)" after "high-speed rail improvements" in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 109–59, §9001(a)(1)(C), substituted "corridor development" for "corridor planning" in two places in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(1)(F). Pub. L. 109–59, §9001(a)(1)(C), substituted "corridor development" for "corridor planning".
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 109–59, §9001(a)(1)(C), substituted "corridor development" for "corridor planning".
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 109–59, §9001(a)(1)(E), substituted "development" for "planning".
Pub. L. 103–440, title I, §102, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4615 , provided that:
"(1) high-speed rail offers safe and efficient transportation in certain densely traveled corridors linking major metropolitan areas in the United States;
"(2) high-speed rail may have environmental advantages over certain other forms of intercity transportation;
"(3) Amtrak's Metroliner service between Washington, District of Columbia, and New York, New York, the United States premier high-speed rail service, has shown that Americans will use high-speed rail when that transportation option is available;
"(4) new high-speed rail service should not receive Federal subsidies for operating and maintenance expenses;
"(5) State and local governments should take the prime responsibility for the development and implementation of high-speed rail service;
"(6) the private sector should participate in funding the development of high-speed rail systems;
"(7) in some intercity corridors, Federal planning assistance may be required to supplement the funding commitments of State and local governments and the private sector to ensure the adequate planning, including reasonable estimates of the costs and benefits, of high-speed rail systems;
"(8) improvement of existing technologies can facilitate the development of high-speed rail systems in the United States; and
"(9) Federal assistance is required for the improvement, adaptation, and integration of proven technologies for commercial application in high-speed rail service in the United States.
"(b) Purpose.-The purpose of this title [see Short Title of 1994 Amendment note set out under section 20101 of this title] is to encourage farsighted State, local, and private efforts in the analysis and planning for high-speed rail systems in appropriate intercity corridors."