Sec. 511. feeder line transfer

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## Sec. 511 feeder line transfer ###

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall provide Federal financial assistance, in accordance with the provisions of this section, for the acquisition and rehabilitation (including related new construction of sidings and connecting tracks) of the feeder line which the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad has abandoned extending between Milepost 72 near Herscher, Illinois and Milepost 135 near Barnes, Illinois (known as the “Bloomer Line”). ###

(b)In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall provide assistance to a qualified applicant in an amount not to exceed 90 percent of the acquisition costs and 80 percent of the rehabilitation costs associated with the redevelopment of the feeder line. Any qualified applicant may provide the non-Federal share of the costs of such project. ###

(c)If an application is filed with the Secretary which is supported by a preponderance of the rail service users on the feeder line or segment of such line for which such an application is filed, the Secretary shall act expeditiously on such application. If the Secretary denies an application filed under this section, the Secretary must provide to the applicant a contemporaneous statement of reasons for the denial and a list of the specific amendments to the application which, if made, would cause the Secretary to approve such application. ###

(d)If the entity purchasing the line described in subsection

(a)of this section petitions the Interstate Commerce Commission for joint rates applicable to traffic moving over through routes in which the purchasing carrier may practically participate, the Commission shall, within 30 days after the date such petition is filed and pursuant to section 10705(a) of title 49, United States Code, require the establishment of reasonable joint rates and divisions over such route. ###

(e)There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this section. ###

(f)As used in this section, the term “**qualified applicant**” means— ####

(1)a State or local governmental entity; ####

(2)a person who is able to assure that adequate transportation will be provided over a substantial portion of the feeder line described in subsection

(a)of this section for a period of not less than 3 years; or ####

(3)any combination of members of the classes of applicants described in paragraphs

(1)and

(2)of this subsection. # TITLE VI ALASKA RAILROAD TRANSFER