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[CITE: 49USC5562]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
              SUBTITLE III--GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS
 
                  CHAPTER 55--INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION
 
                        SUBCHAPTER II--TERMINALS
 
Sec. 5562. Assistance projects

    (a) Requirements To Provide Assistance.--The Secretary of 
Transportation shall provide financial, technical, and advisory 
assistance under this chapter to--
        (1) promote, on a feasibility demonstration basis, the 
    conversion of at least 3 rail passenger terminals into intermodal 
    transportation terminals;
        (2) preserve rail passenger terminals that reasonably are likely 
    to be converted or maintained pending preparation of plans for their 
    reuse;
        (3) acquire and use space in suitable buildings of historic or 
    architectural significance but only if use of the space is feasible 
    and prudent when compared to available alternatives; and
        (4) encourage State and local governments, local and regional 
    transportation authorities, common carriers, philanthropic 
    organizations, and other responsible persons to develop plans to 
    convert rail passenger terminals into intermodal transportation 
    terminals and civic and cultural activity centers.

    (b) Effect on Eligibility.--This chapter does not affect the 
eligibility of any rail passenger terminal for preservation or reuse 
assistance under another program or law.
    (c) Acquiring Space.--The Secretary may acquire space under 
subsection (a)(3) of this section only after consulting with the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the Chairman of the 
National Endowment for the Arts.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 851.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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5562(a)...............................  49 App.:1653(i)(1).              Oct. 1
5, 1966, Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat.
                                                                          931, 
Sec.  4(i)(1); added Oct. 28,
                                                                          1974,
 Pub. L. 93-496, Secs.  6, 15, 88
                                                                          Stat.
 1528, 1533; Feb. 5, 1976, Pub.
                                                                          L. 94
-210, Sec.  707(1), (2), 90 Stat.
                                                                          125; 
May 30, 1980, Pub. L. 96-254,
                                                                          Sec. 
 206(a), 94 Stat. 412.
5562(b)...............................  49 App.:1653(i)(11).             Oct. 1
5, 1966, Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat.
                                                                          931, 
Sec.  4(i)(11); added Oct. 28,
                                                                          1974,
 Pub. L. 93-496, Secs.  6, 15, 88
                                                                          Stat.
 1530, 1533; Feb. 5, 1976, Pub.
                                                                          L. 94
-210, Sec.  707(3), 90 Stat. 125;
                                                                          May 3
0, 1980, Pub. L. 96-254, Sec.
                                                                          206(a
), 94 Stat. 412.
5562(c)...............................  49 App.:1653(i)(4).              Oct. 1
5, 1966, Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat.
                                                                          931, 
Sec.  4(i)(4); added Feb. 5,
                                                                          1976,
 Pub. L. 94-210, Sec.  707(4), 90
                                                                          Stat.
 125; May 30, 1980, Pub. L. 96-
                                                                          254, 
Sec.  206(a), 94 Stat. 412.
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    In subsection (a)(3), the words ``but only if'' are substituted for 
``unless . . . would not'' for consistency.
    In subsection (a)(4), the word ``encourage'' is substituted for 
``stimulating'' for clarity.
    In subsection (b), the words ``This chapter does not affect'' are 
substituted for ``Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
invalidate'' for clarity and consistency. The words ``rail passenger 
terminal'' are substituted for ``station'', and the word ``law'' is 
substituted for ``statute'', for consistency.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 5563, 5564, 5565, 5568 of 
this title.
