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This bill removes the requirement for the Secretary of Transportation to consider committed or anticipated non-Federal funding when selecting long-distance intercity passenger rail corridors under the Corridor Identification and Development Program.
Sec. 2, Modification of consideration requirement of non-Federal funding for corridor selection: This section amends Section 25101(c) of title 49, United States Code, by reorganizing existing paragraphs into subparagraphs and adding a new exception. For long-distance route corridors, the Secretary shall not require or consider committed or anticipated non-Federal funding for any part of the program. This exception applies to any long-distance route corridor accepted into the program on or after October 1, 2023.
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