§26105. Definitions

For purposes of this chapter-

(1) the term "financial assistance" includes grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements;

(2) the term "high-speed rail" has the meaning given such term under section 511(n) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976;

(3) the term "publicly financed costs" means the costs funded after April 29, 1993, by Federal, State, and local governments;

(4) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation;

(5) the term "State" means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States; and

(6) the term "United States private business" means a business entity organized under the laws of the United States, or of a State, and conducting substantial business operations in the United States.

(Added Pub. L. 103–440, title I, §103(a)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4618 .)

References in Text

Section 511(n) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, referred to in par. (2), is classified to section 831(n) of Title 45, Railroads.