49 CFR § 262.7 - Eligibility.

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title: "49 CFR § 262.7 - Eligibility."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "262.7"
section_name: "Eligibility."
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"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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"
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# 262.7 Eligibility.

(a) A State is eligible for a grant from FRA under this section for any construction project for the improvement of the route or structure of a rail line that either:

(1) Is carried out for the purpose of mitigating the adverse effects of rail traffic on safety, motor vehicle traffic flow, community quality of life, or economic development; or

(2) Involves a lateral or vertical relocation of any portion of the rail line.

(b) Only costs associated with construction as defined in § 262.3 will be considered allowable costs.