New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 53C - RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Subchapter 4 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Section 16:53C-4.1 - Project eligibility
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Financial Assistance under the Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP) is limited to the following categories of projects:
(b) To be considered for financial assistance, owners of rail properties, operators of rail freight services, and responsible public agencies must apply to, and be selected for, inclusion in the New Jersey Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP) pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. This requirement may be waived at the discretion of the Commissioner when the project is of an emergency nature.
(c) Only projects for which the benefit/cost ratio has been determined by the Department to be greater than 1.0 are eligible to be included in the RFAP, unless a project is deemed to be a system critical link.
(d) Projects that will serve single users and do not have the potential to serve additional users are not eligible for inclusion in the RFAP.
(e) Projects for routine maintenance are not eligible for inclusion in the RFAP.
(f) Financial Assistance under the RFAP shall not be used to subsidize the operating costs of rail freight service.