Rule 672-12-.06 - Local Rail Freight Assistance Program(1)Scope and Purpose. To provide financial assistance for capital projects to preserve and improve local rail freight service.(2)Terms and Conditions. The recipient must adhere to federal laws and regulations as specified in the federal grant agreement and, 49 CFR part 266 and applicable state laws and regulations.(3)Eligible Recipients. Rail lines in the State of Georgia which carry three million or less gross tons of freight annually.(4)Criteria for Award. Available funding is awarded in accordance with the priority placed on each eligible rail line as a result of the detailed analysis performed as part of the State Rail Plan.(5)Directions and Deadlines. Recipient rail lines must be analyzed in the State Rail Plan. The plan is updated periodically and any eligible rail line not currently included in the State Rail Plan may be identified and requested for inclusion by writing the Georgia Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodal Programs, 276 Memorial Drive, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3743.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 672-12-.06
O.C.G.A. Sec. 32-9-6.
Original description entitled "Local Rail Freight Assistance Program" submitted March 22, 1994.