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42 U.S.C. § 16101 — Railroad efficiency

submitted 21 years ago by Pub. L. 109-58 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 98 words · no verdicts yet

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This law directs the Energy Secretary to create a research partnership with railroads, locomotive makers, and equipment suppliers. The goal is to develop and test locomotive technology that saves fuel, cuts emissions, and lowers operating costs. It authorized $15 million for 2006, $20 million for 2007, and $30 million for 2008.

(a) Establishment. The Secretary of Energy, working with the Secretary of Transportation and the EPA Administrator, must set up a cost-shared public-private research partnership. The partners are the federal government, railroad carriers, locomotive manufacturers, equipment suppliers, and the Association of American Railroads. Together they will develop and test locomotive technologies that increase fuel economy, cut emissions, and lower the cost of running trains. (b) Authorization of appropriations. Congress authorized $15,000,000 for 2006, $20,000,000 for 2007, and $30,000,000 for 2008 for the Secretary to carry this out.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a) Establishment

The Secretary shall (in cooperation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency) establish a cost-shared, public-private research partnership involving the Federal Government, railroad carriers, locomotive manufacturers and equipment suppliers, and the Association of American Railroads, to develop and demonstrate railroad locomotive technologies that increase fuel economy, reduce emissions, and lower costs of operation.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section—

(1)

$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;

(2)

$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and

(3)

$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, § 751, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 826.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 2005Enacted · Pub. L. 109-58 · 119 Stat. 826

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-58 on 2005-08-08.

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