Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§22706 Review
Title 49 › SUBTITLE V — RAIL PROGRAMS › PART B — ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 227 — STATE RAIL PLANS › § 22706
Summary
The Secretary must make rules for how states send in their rail plans for review under this law. Those rules must include a standard format and the data each plan must have. If a state finished a rail plan before the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, and the Secretary decides it largely meets the chapter’s requirements, the Secretary will treat that plan as meeting the 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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102