private benefit

(1) Private benefit.— (A) In general .— The term “private benefit”— (i) means a benefit accrued to a person or private entity, other than Amtrak, that directly improves the economic and competitive condition of that person or entity through improved assets, cost reductions, service improvements, or any other means as defined by the Secretary; and (ii) shall be determined on a project-by-project basis, based upon an agreement between the parties. (B) Consultation .— The Secretary may seek the advice of the States and rail carriers in further defining this term.

Source

49 USC § 22701(1)


Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (chapter 227) of this section.
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