49 USC § 22702 - Authority

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s22702"
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title: "49 USC § 22702 - Authority"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "22702"
section_name: "Authority"
chapter_number: 227
chapter_name: "STATE RAIL PLANS"
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. 110–432, div. B, title III, § 303(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4948; amended Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, § 11315(a)(1), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1674.)"
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# § 22702. Authority

**(a)** **In General.—** Each State may prepare and maintain a State rail plan in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

**(b)** **Requirements.—** The Secretary shall establish the minimum requirements for the preparation and periodic revision of a State rail plan, including that a State shall—

**(1)** establish or designate a State rail transportation authority to prepare, maintain, coordinate, and administer the plan;

**(2)** establish or designate a State rail plan approval authority to approve the plan;

**(3)** submit the State’s approved plan to the Secretary of Transportation for review; and

**(4)** revise and resubmit a State-approved plan no less frequently than once every 4 years for acceptance by the Secretary.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 110–432, div. B, title III, § 303(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4948; amended Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, § 11315(a)(1), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1674.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2015—Subsec. (b)(4).  substituted “4 years for acceptance by the Secretary” for “5 years for reapproval by the Secretary”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

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