49 CFR § 611.201 - New Starts eligibility.

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title: "49 CFR § 611.201 - New Starts eligibility."
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title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "611.201"
section_name: "New Starts eligibility."
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 5309(g)(6) and 5334(a)(11); 49 CFR 1.91."
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# 611.201 New Starts eligibility.

(a) To be eligible for an engineering grant under this part for a new fixed guideway or an extension to a fixed guideway, a project must:

(1) Be a New Starts project as defined in § 611.105; and

(2) Be approved into engineering by FTA.

(b) To be eligible for a construction grant under 49 U.S.C. 5309 for a new fixed guideway or extension to a fixed guideway, a project must:

(1) Be a New Starts project as defined in § 611.105;

(2) Have completed engineering;

(3) Receive a “medium” or better rating on project justification pursuant to § 611.203;

(4) Receive a “medium” or better rating on local financial commitment pursuant to § 611.205; and

(5) Meet the other requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309.