Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Administration means the Federal Railroad Administration. The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. The term Amtrak means the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. The term electrification infrastructure — means overhead wire in-motion charging technology and any associated infrastructure necessary for the operation to propel a locomotive or train; and includes battery electric technology that propels a locomotive or train in railyards and other environments in which catenary infrastructure is difficult to deploy as determined by the Secretary.
The term environmental justice community means a community with significant representation of individuals of color, low-income individuals, or Tribal and Indigenous individuals, that experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects. The term Federal-State Intercity Partnership program means the grant program developed and implemented by the Secretary pursuant to section 24911(b) of title 49, United States Code. The term high-performance rail service means an intercity passenger rail service that is designed to meet the current and future market demand for the transportation of people and goods, in terms of capacity, travel times, reliability, and efficiency.
The term locomotive has the meaning given that term in section 1033.901 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations. The term MU locomotive , with respect to electric multiple unit and battery-electric multiple unit trains, has the meaning given that term in section 229.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The term partnership applicant has the meaning given that term applicant in section 24911 of title 49, United States Code. 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, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau. The term train has the meaning given that term in section 221.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The term zero-emission locomotive means a locomotive that does not emit any criteria pollutant, toxic pollutant, or greenhouse gas from any onboard source of power at any power setting, including any propulsion power that is connected to and moves with the locomotive when it is in motion.