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49 U.S.C. § 302 — Policy standards for transportation
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**(a)** The Secretary of Transportation is governed by the transportation policy of sections 10101 and 13101 of this title in addition to other laws.
**(b)** This subtitle and chapters 221 and 315 of this title do not authorize, without appropriate action by Congress, the adoption, revision, or implementation of a transportation policy or investment standards or criteria.
**(c)** The Secretary shall consider the needs—
(1) for effectiveness and safety in transportation systems; and
(2) of national defense.
**(d)**
(1) It is the policy of the United States to promote the construction and commercialization of high-speed ground transportation systems by—
(A) conducting economic and technological research;
(B) demonstrating advancements in high-speed ground transportation technologies;
(C) establishing a comprehensive policy for the development of such systems and the effective integration of the various high-speed ground transportation technologies; and
(D) minimizing the long-term risks of investors.
(2) It is the policy of the United States to establish in the shortest time practicable a United States designed and constructed magnetic levitation transportation technology capable of operating along Federal-aid highway rights-of-way, as part of a national transportation system of the United States.
**(e) Intermodal Transportation.—** It is the policy of the United States Government to encourage and promote development of a national intermodal transportation system in the United States to move people and goods in an energy-efficient manner, provide the foundation for improved productivity growth, strengthen the Nation’s ability to compete in the global economy, and obtain the optimum yield from the Nation’s transportation resources.
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**(a)** The Secretary of Transportation is governed by the transportation policy of sections 10101 and 13101 of this title in addition to other laws.
**(b)** This subtitle and chapters 221 and 315 of this title do not authorize, without appropriate action by Congress, the adoption, revision, or implementation of a transportation policy or investment standards or criteria.
**(c)** The Secretary shall consider the needs—
(1) for effectiveness and safety in transportation systems; and
(2) of national defense.
**(d)**
(1) It is the policy of the United States to promote the construction and commercialization of high-speed ground transportation systems by—
(A) conducting economic and technological research;
(B) demonstrating advancements in high-speed ground transportation technologies;
(C) establishing a comprehensive policy for the development of such systems and the effective integration of the various high-speed ground transportation technologies; and
(D) minimizing the long-term risks of investors.
(2) It is the policy of the United States to establish in the shortest time practicable a United States designed and constructed magnetic levitation transportation technology capable of operating along Federal-aid highway rights-of-way, as part of a national transportation system of the United States.
**(e) Intermodal Transportation.—** It is the policy of the United States Government to encourage and promote development of a national intermodal transportation system in the United States to move people and goods in an energy-efficient manner, provide the foundation for improved productivity growth, strengthen the Nation’s ability to compete in the global economy, and obtain the optimum yield from the Nation’s transportation resources.
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Surface Transportation Board is an independent establishment of the United States Government.
**(b) Membership.—**
(1) The Board shall consist of 5 members, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 3 members may be appointed from the same political party.
(2) At all times—
(A) at least 3 members of the Board shall be individuals with professional standing and demonstrated knowledge in the fields of transportation, transportation regulation, or economic regulation; and
(B) at least 2 members shall be individuals with professional or business experience (including agriculture) in the private sector.
(3) The term of each member of the Board shall be 5 years and shall begin when the term of the predecessor of that member ends. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. When the term of office of a member ends, the member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified, but for a period not to exceed one year. The President may remove a member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
(4) No individual may serve as a member of the Board for more than 2 terms. In the case of an individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was appointed, such individual may not be appointed for more than one additional term.
(5) A member of the Board may not have a pecuniary interest in, hold an official relation to, or own stock in or bonds of, a carrier providing transportation by any mode and may not engage in another busines
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**(a) Administrative Expenses.—**
(1) **In general.—** — There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to be made available to the Secretary for administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration—
(A) $490,964,697 for fiscal year 2022;
(B) $500,783,991 for fiscal year 2023;
(C) $510,799,671 for fiscal year 2024;
(D) $521,015,664 for fiscal year 2025; and
(E) $531,435,977 for fiscal year 2026.
(2) **Purposes.—** — The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this subsection shall be used—
(A) to administer the provisions of law to be funded from appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program and programs authorized under chapter 2;
(B) to make transfers of such sums as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian Regional Commission for administrative activities associated with the Appalachian development highway system; and
(C) to reimburse, as appropriate, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation for the conduct of annual audits of financial statements in accordance with [section 3521 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3521&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Availability.—** — The amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
**(b) Division Among Programs of State’s Share of Base Apportionment.—** The Secretary shall distribute the amount of the base apportionment apportioned to a State for a fiscal year under subsection (c) among the national highway performance program, the surface transportation block grant program, the highway safety improvement program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, the national highway fr
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) **Eligible project costs.—** — The term “eligible project costs”—
(A) means the capital cost of the fixed guideway infrastructure of a MAGLEV project, including land, piers, guideways, propulsion equipment and other components attached to guideways, power distribution facilities (including substations), control and communications facilities, access roads, and storage, repair, and maintenance facilities, but not including costs incurred for a new station; and
(B) includes the costs of preconstruction planning activities.
(2) **Full project costs.—** — The term “full project costs” means the total capital costs of a MAGLEV project, including eligible project costs and the costs of stations, vehicles, and equipment.
(3) **MAGLEV.—** — The term “MAGLEV” means transportation systems employing magnetic levitation that would be capable of safe use by the public at a speed in excess of 240 miles per hour.
(4) **Partnership potential.—** — The term “partnership potential” has the meaning given the term in the commercial feasibility study of high-speed ground transportation conducted under section 1036 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1978).
**(b) Financial Assistance.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Secretary shall make available financial assistance to pay the Federal share of full project costs of eligible projects selected under this section. Financial assistance made available under this section and projects assisted with the assistance shall be subject to [section 5333(a) of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section5333/a&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code.
(2) **Federal share.—** — The Federal s
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**(a) Economic Regulation.—** In carrying out subpart II of this part and those provisions of subpart IV applicable in carrying out subpart II, the Secretary of Transportation shall consider the following matters, among others, as being in the public interest and consistent with public convenience and necessity:
(1) assigning and maintaining safety as the highest priority in air commerce.
(2) before authorizing new air transportation services, evaluating the safety implications of those services.
(3) preventing deterioration in established safety procedures, recognizing the clear intent, encouragement, and dedication of Congress to further the highest degree of safety in air transportation and air commerce, and to maintain the safety vigilance that has evolved in air transportation and air commerce and has come to be expected by the traveling and shipping public.
(4) the availability of a variety of adequate, economic, efficient, and low-priced services without unreasonable discrimination or unfair or deceptive practices.
(5) coordinating transportation by, and improving relations among, air carriers, and encouraging fair wages and working conditions.
(6) placing maximum reliance on competitive market forces and on actual and potential competition—
(A) to provide the needed air transportation system; and
(B) to encourage efficient and well-managed air carriers to earn adequate profits and attract capital, considering any material differences between interstate air transportation and foreign air transportation.
(7) developing and maintaining a sound regulatory system that is responsive to the needs of the public and in which decisions are reached promptly to make it easier to adapt the air transportation system to the present and future needs of—
(A) the
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 302
‘‘Transportation
Infrastructure
Streamlining
Task
Force’’ (Task Force) to: (i) monitor and assist agencies
in their efforts to expedite a review of transportation
infrastructure projects and issue permits or similar ac-
tions, as necessary; (ii) review projects, at least quar-
terly, on the list of priority projects pursuant to sec-
tion 2(c) of this order; and (iii) identify and promote
policies that can effectively streamline the process re-
quired to provide approvals for transportation infra-
structure projects, in compliance with applicable law,
while maintaining safety, public health, and environ-
mental protection.
(b) Membership and Operation. The Task Force shall
promote interagency cooperation and the establish-
ment of appropriate mechanisms to coordinate Federal,
State, tribal, and local agency consultation, review, ap-
proval, and permitting of transportation infrastructure
projects. The Task Force shall consist exclusively of
the following officers of the United States: the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, Sec-
retary of Transportation (who shall chair the Task
Force), Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Defense,
Secretary of Homeland Security, Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, Chairman of the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and Chair-
man of the Council on Environmental Quality. A mem-
ber of the Task Force may designate, to perform the
Task Force functions of the member, any person who is
part of the member’s department, agency, or office and
who is either an officer of the United States appointed
by the President with the advice and consent of the
Senate or a member of the Senior Executive Service.
The Task Force shall report to the Preside
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