PART 256—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RAILROAD PASSENGER TERMINALS
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Act means the Department of Transportation Act, as amended
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Allowable project costs means those project costs for which Federal financial assistance may be expended under§ 256.7.
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Applicant means a governmental entity, a non-profit public-purpose organization,or any responsible person having the legal, financial, and technical capacity to implement an intermodal passenger terminal project under this part. The applicant must have legal authority to receive and expend Federal funds.
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Civic and cultural activities includes,but is not limited to, museums,libraries, musical and dramatic presentations,art exhibitions, adult education programs, public meetings of community groups, convention visitors and others, and other public activities supported in whole or in part under Federal law.
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Intermodal passenger terminal means an existing railroad passenger terminal which has been or may be modified as necessary to accommodate several modes of transportation, including intercity rail service and someor all of the following: Intercity bus,commuter rail, intra-city rail transit and bus transportation, airport limousine service and airline ticket offices,rent-a-car facilities, taxis, private parking, and other transportation services.
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Project means a locally sponsored,coordinated, and administered program, or any part thereof, to plan,finance, construct, maintain, or improve an intermodal passenger terminal,which may incorporate civic or cultural activities where feasible in an architecturally or historically distinctive railroad passenger terminal
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4R Act means the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended, Public Law 94–210,90 Stat. 125, 49 U.S.C. 1653.
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Sufficient commitments means commitments of a binding nature adequate to ensure the successful operation of a project. Such commitments may be conditional, requiring, for example, the participation of other entities in the project, or action by a date certain
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The applicant provides satisfactory assurance that such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures will be adopted as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal financial assistance granted to the applicant under the Act
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The applicant complies with the regulations of the Administrator prescribed in this part, and with such other terms and conditions as may be included in the grant of assistance; and The Council is given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the project as it affects property listed or eligible for listing on the National Register.
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The railroad passenger terminal is listed on the National Register
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Demonstration funds. A project is eligible for financial assistance in accordance with subsection 4(i) of the Act
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Preservation funds. A project is eligible for financial assistance in accordance with subsection 4(i) of the Act
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Planning funds. A project is eligible for financial assistance in accordance with subsection 4(i)(5) of the Act
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Demonstration funds. Federal financia l assistance for the conversion of a railroad passenger terminal into an intermodal passenger terminal, under subsection 4(i)(2) of the Act, may be expended for the following project costs incurred after the date of final project approval:
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Preservation funds. Federal financial assistance under subsection 4(i)(3)of the Act, for the preservation of a railroad passenger terminal which has a reasonable likelihood of being converted or otherwise maintained, maybe expended for costs incurred after the date of project approval which are necessary to maintain (and prevent the demolition, dismantling, or further deterioration of) a railroad passenger terminal pending the completion of project planning, for a period not to exceed five years.
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Planning funds. Federal financial assistance granted under subsection 4(i)(5) of the Act for the development of plans for the conversion of a railroad passenger terminal into an intermodal passenger terminal, which may incorporate civic and cultural activities where feasible, may be expended for the following project costs if incurred within two years after project approval:
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Federal share. The Federal share of any project under this part shall not exceed 80 percent of the total allowable project costs. The non-Federal share may not be augmented by any Federal funds, directly or indirectly, unless the funds are provided through a Federal program which specifically authorizes the augmentation of a non-Federal share of a federally-assisted program with such funds.
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Incorporation by reference in application of previously submitted information or material. Any information or material of any kind which has been submitted by an applicant need not be resubmitted if the prior submission is identified and incorporated by reference in the application. Where the prior submission is in need of any changes of any kind, the changes maybe submitted provided the prior submission is identified and incorporated by reference with the changes. Any assurance,certification, or affirmation previously made by the applicant, in connection with a prior submission,must be reaffirmed by the applicant when any identification and incorporation by reference of previously submitted materials is made.
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Pre-applications for demonstration funds. In accordance with appendix Mof Office of Management and Budget Circular A–102, applicants shall use the pre-application form directed for use for construction, land acquisition, and land development projects when applying for demonstration funds under this program. Applicants shall include under Part IV (Program Narrative) of the pre-application form:
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Applications for demonstration funds. Upon notification of the approval of the pre-application, applicants shall submit a final application for demonstration funds using the Federal Assistance Application for Construction Programs in accordance with appendix M of Office of Management and Budget Circular A–102. Applicants shall include under Part IV (Program Narrative) of the form
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Record retention. Each recipient of financial assistance under this part shall keep such records as the Administrator shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such assistance,the total cost of the project or under taking in connection with which such assistance was given or used, the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.
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Audit and examination. Until the expiration of three years after the completion of the project or undertaking referred to in paragraph (b) of this section,the Administrator and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives,shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of such receipts which, in the opinion of the Administrator or the Comptroller General, may be related or pertinent to such financial assistance.
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