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§5504 Model Intermodal Transportation Plans

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS › Chapter 55— INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter I— GENERAL › § 5504

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation must give grants to states to create model intermodal transportation plans that follow the policy in section 302(e). The plans must include systems to collect data about different transportation modes and connections. Grants must go to states from different regions and with varied transportation needs. States that get a grant must promise to send their state intermodal transportation plan within 18 months of receiving the money. The Secretary must set aside $3,000,000 for these grants, and no state may receive more than $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 49Transportation

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Apr 5, 2026

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