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 92 STAT. 3062 Ante, p. 3059.

49 USC 1654 °^*®-

PUBLIC LAW 95-607—NOV. 8, 1978 soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the Local Rail Service Assistance Act of 1978, a methodology for determining the ratio of benefits to costs of projects which are proposed to be initiated after such date of enactment and which are eligible for assistance under paragraphs (2) through (4) of subsection (k) of this section". (b) During the period prior to the inclusion in a State rail plan of the methodology referred to in the amendment made by subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall continue to fund projects on a case-by-case basis where he has determined, based upon analysis performed and documented by the State, that the public benefits associated with the project outweigh the public costs of such project. PROJECT EIJGIBILITY



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SEC. 107. Section 5(k) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1654(k)) is amended to read as follows: " (k)(l) A project is eligible for financial assistance under paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of this section only if— "(A)(i) the Interstate Commerce Commission has found, since February 5, 1976, that the public convenience and necessity permit the abandonment of, or the discontinuance of rail service on, the line of railroad which is related to the project; or (ii) the line of railroad or related project was eligible for assistance under section 402 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 762); and "(B) the line of railroad or related project has not previously received financial assistance under paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of this section for more than 36 months, except that a line of railroad or related project which was eligible for financial assistance under section 402 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 762) or under this section prior to October 1, 1978, shall be eligible only until September 30, 1981. "(2) A project is eligible for financial assistance under paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of this section only if— "(A) the Interstate Commerce Commission has found, since February 5, 1976, that the public convenience and necessity permit the abandonment of, or the discontinuance of rail service on, the line of railroad related to the project; "(B) the line of railroad related to the project is listed for possible inclusion in a rail bank in part III, section C of the Final System Plan issued by the United States Railway Association under section 207 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C.7l7);or "(C) the line of railroad related to the project was eligible to be acquired under section 402(c)(3) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 762(c)(3)), except that a line of railroad or related project which was eligible for financial assistance under such section 402 or under this section prior to October 1, 1978, shall be eligible only until September 30, 1981. "(3) A project is eligible for financial assistance under paragraphs (3) and (5) of subsection (f) of this section only if— " (A) the line of railroad related to the project is certified by the railroad as having carried 3 million gross ton miles of freight or less per mile during the prior year;

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