Sec. 41001. Establishment of freight chapter
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Subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 53 the following: 5401. Definitions. 5402. National multimodal freight policy. 5403. National multimodal freight network. 5404. National freight strategic plan. 5405. State freight advisory committees. 5406. State freight plans. 5407. Transportation investment planning and data tools. 5408. Savings provision. 5409. Assistance for freight projects. In this chapter: The term economic competitiveness means the ability of the economy to efficiently move freight and people, produce goods, and deliver services, including— reductions in the travel time of freight; reductions in the congestion caused by the movement of freight; improvements to freight travel time reliability; and reductions in freight transportation costs due to congestion and insufficient infrastructure.
The term freight means the commercial transportation of cargo, including agricultural, manufactured, retail, or other goods by vessel, vehicle, pipeline, or rail. The term freight transportation modes means— the infrastructure supporting any mode of transportation that moves freight, including highways, ports, waterways, rail facilities, and pipelines; and any vehicles or equipment transporting goods on such infrastructure. The term national highway freight network means the network established under section 167 of title 23.
The term national multimodal freight network means the network established under section 5403. The term national multimodal freight strategic plan means the strategic plan developed under section 5404. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. The term State means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands. .
The table of chapters for subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 53 the following: 54. Freight 5401 .