{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-611.201","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 611.201","heading":"New Starts eligibility.","body":"(a) To be eligible for an engineering grant under this part for a new fixed guideway or an extension to a fixed guideway, a project must:\n(1) Be a New Starts project as defined in § 611.105; and\n(2) Be approved into engineering by FTA.\n(b) To be eligible for a construction grant under 49 U.S.C. 5309 for a new fixed guideway or extension to a fixed guideway, a project must:\n(1) Be a New Starts project as defined in § 611.105;\n(2) Have completed engineering;\n(3) Receive a “medium” or better rating on project justification pursuant to § 611.203;\n(4) Receive a “medium” or better rating on local financial commitment pursuant to § 611.205; and\n(5) Meet the other requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 611—MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS","Subpart B—New Starts"],"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":"869a04aadeba19cf66d2e6e29e568408aef7a4aa3edc9c164d0420286235c3e1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-611.107","next":"us/49-cfr-611.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}