49 CFR § 262.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s262.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 262.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "262.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "262"
part_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM FOR CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAIL LINE RELOCATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 20154 and 49 CFR 1.49."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 39886, July 11, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "262"
---


# 262.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to carry out the statutory mandate set forth in 49 U.S.C. 20154 requiring the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations implementing a capital grants program to provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation and improvement projects.