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[CITE: 49USC5564]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
              SUBTITLE III--GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS
 
                  CHAPTER 55--INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION
 
                        SUBCHAPTER II--TERMINALS
 
Sec. 5564. Interim preservation of certain rail passenger 
        terminals
        
    (a) General Grant Authority.--Subject to subsection (b) of this 
section, the Secretary of Transportation may make a grant of financial 
assistance to a responsible person (including a governmental authority) 
to preserve a rail passenger terminal under section 5562(a)(2) of this 
title. To receive assistance under this section, the person must be 
qualified, prepared, committed, and authorized by law to maintain (and 
prevent the demolition, dismantling, or further deterioration of) the 
terminal until plans for its reuse are prepared.
    (b) Grant Requirements.--The Secretary of Transportation may make a 
grant of financial assistance under this section only if--
        (1) the Secretary decides the rail passenger terminal has a 
    reasonable likelihood of being converted to, or conditioned for 
    reuse as, an intermodal transportation terminal, a civic or cultural 
    activities center, or both; and
        (2) planning activity directed toward conversion or reuse has 
    begun and is proceeding in a competent way.

    (c) Maximizing Preservation of Terminals.--(1) Amounts appropriated 
to carry out this section and section 5562(a)(2) of this title shall be 
expended in the way most likely to maximize the preservation of rail 
passenger terminals that are--
        (A) reasonably capable of conversion to intermodal 
    transportation terminals;
        (B) listed in the National Register of Historic Places 
    maintained by the Secretary of the Interior; or
        (C) recommended (on the basis of architectural integrity and 
    quality) by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation or the 
    Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.

    (2) The Secretary of Transportation may not make a grant under this 
section for more than 80 percent of the total cost of maintaining the 
terminal for an interim period of not more than 5 years.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 852.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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5564(a)...............................  49 App.:1653(i)(3) (1st          Oct. 1
5, 1966, Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat.
                                         sentence words before            931, 
Sec.  4(i)(3); added Oct. 28,
                                         proviso).                        1974,
 Pub. L. 93-496, Secs.  6, 15, 88
                                                                          Stat.
 1529, 1533; Oct. 5, 1978, Pub.
                                                                          L. 95
-421, Sec.  14, 92 Stat. 929.
5564(b)...............................  49 App.:1653(i)(3) (1st
                                         sentence proviso).
5564(c)...............................  49 App.:1653(i)(3) (2d, last
                                         sentences).
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    In subsection (a), the words ``Subject to subsection (b) of this 
section'' are added for clarity. The word ``authority'' is substituted 
for ``entity'' for consistency in the revised title. The words ``in 
accordance with regulations'' and ``applicable'' are omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (b), the words before clause (1) are substituted for 
``Provided, That'' for clarity and consistency in the revised title.
    In subsection (c)(2), the words ``The Secretary of Transportation 
may not make a grant'' are substituted for ``The amount of the Federal 
share of any grant . . . shall not exceed'' for clarity and consistency 
in this chapter.
