2015 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation (Sections 101 - 80504)
Subtitle V - Rail Programs (Sections 20101 - 28505)
Part B - Assistance (Sections 22101 - 22706)
Chapter 227 - State Rail Plans (Sections 22701 - 22706)
Sec. 22703 - Purposes
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE V - RAIL PROGRAMS PART B - ASSISTANCE CHAPTER 227 - STATE RAIL PLANS Sec. 22703 - Purposes |
| Contains | section 22703 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 110-432, div. B, title III, §303(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4948. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 122 Stat. 4948 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 110-432 |
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(a) Purposes.—The purposes of a State rail plan are as follows:
(1) To set forth State policy involving freight and passenger rail transportation, including commuter rail operations, in the State.
(2) To establish the period covered by the State rail plan.
(3) To present priorities and strategies to enhance rail service in the State that benefits the public.
(4) To serve as the basis for Federal and State rail investments within the State.
(b) Coordination.—A State rail plan shall be coordinated with other State transportation planning goals and programs, including the plan required under section 135 of title 23, and set forth rail transportation's role within the State transportation system.
(Added Pub. L. 110–432, div. B, title III, §303(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4948.)
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