Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§5504 Model intermodal transportation plans
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › § 5504
Summary
Secretary of Transportation must give grants to states to create intermodal transportation plans consistent with the law. Plans must include systems to collect intermodal data. Grants must go to states in different regions with varied needs and modes. States must submit a plan within 18 months. $3,000,000 is available and no state may get over $500,000.
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Title 49, §5504
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(a)The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants to States to develop model State intermodal transportation plans that are consistent with the policy set forth in section 302(e) of this title. The model plans shall include systems for collecting data related to intermodal transportation.
(b)The Secretary shall award grants to States under this section that represent a variety of geographic regions and transportation needs, patterns, and modes.
(c)As a condition to a State receiving a grant under this section, the Secretary shall require that the State provide assurances that the State will submit to the Secretary a State intermodal transportation plan not later than 18 months after the date of receipt of the grant.
(d)The Secretary shall reserve, from amounts deducted under section 104(a) of title 23, $3,000,000 to make grants under this section. The total amount that a State may receive in grants under this section may not be more than $500,000.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 550449:301 (note).Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 5003, 105 Stat. 2159.
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49 U.S.C. § 5504
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73