Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§22706 Review
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE V— - RAIL PROGRAMS › Part PART B— - ASSISTANCE › Chapter CHAPTER 227— - STATE RAIL PLANS › § 22706
Summary
The Secretary must set rules for how States submit their rail plans for review, including a standard format and the data those plans must include. If a State finished a rail plan before the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 became law and the Secretary decides it largely meets the chapter’s requirements, the Secretary will treat it as meeting those requirements.
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Title 49, §22706
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The Secretary shall prescribe procedures for States to submit State rail plans for review under this title, including standardized format and data requirements. State rail plans completed before the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 that substantially meet the requirements of this chapter, as determined by the Secretary, shall be deemed by the Secretary to have met the requirements of this chapter.
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The date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of div. B of Pub. L. 110–432, which was approved Oct. 16, 2008.
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49 U.S.C. § 22706
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73