49 USC § 22405 - Substantive criteria and standards

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s22405"
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title: "49 USC § 22405 - Substantive criteria and standards"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "22405"
section_name: "Substantive criteria and standards"
chapter_number: 224
chapter_name: "RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "ASSISTANCE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title I, § 21301(g), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 690.)"
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# § 22405. Substantive criteria and standards

The Secretary shall—

**(1)** publish in the Federal Register and post on a website of the Department of Transportation the substantive criteria and standards used by the Secretary to determine whether to approve or disapprove applications submitted under section 22402; and

**(2)** ensure that adequate procedures and guidelines are in place to permit the filing of complete applications not later than 30 days after the publication referred to in paragraph (1).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title I, § 21301(g), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 690.)