{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-260.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 260.7","heading":"Priority consideration.","body":"When evaluating applications, the Administrator will give priority consideration (but not necessarily in the following order) to projects that:\n(a) Enhance public safety;\n(b) Enhance the environment;\n(c) Promote economic development;\n(d) Enable United States companies to be more competitive in international markets;\n(e) Are endorsed by the plans prepared under section 135 of title 23, United States Code, by the State or States in which they are located; or\n(f) Preserve or enhance rail or intermodal service to small communities or rural areas.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 260—REGULATIONS GOVERNING LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES UNDER THE RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM","Subpart A—Overview"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"43a37bc156af529b6f204a166c4168130c3ea009e2977ec42ac1a4e3fdfa7b75","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-260.5","next":"us/49-cfr-260.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}