Maglev Deployment Program

The previous legislation for magnetic levitation (maglev) is the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), Public Law 105-178, which was enacted June 9, 1998. TEA-21 authorized the Federal surface transportation programs for the 6-year period 1998-2003. The TEA 21 Restoration Act, enacted July 22, 1998, provided technical corrections to the original law.

Legislative Language & TEA-21 Fact Sheet

• Fact Sheet for Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program.
• Legislative Language - Section 322, Title 23, U.S.C.

Federal Register Notices & Regulations

• Final Rule, January 14, 2000, 65 Fed. Reg. 2342 (this final rule supercedes the interim final rule and amendment to the interim final rule, and revises part 268 title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations). (PDF Version 143K)
  
  
• Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Baltimore-Washington Maglev Proposal, July 19, 2001, 66 Fed. Reg. 37721.
  
  
• Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Pennsylvania Maglev Proposal, July 19, 2001, 66 Fed. Reg. 37721.
  
  
• Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for High Speed Rail Corridor Las Vegas, NV to Anaheim, CA., May 20, 2004, 69 Fed. Reg. 29161. 
  
  
• Notice of Informational Meeting Regarding Applications for SAFETEA-LU Magnetic Levitation Project Selection Department of Transportation headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20590, December 15, 2008, 73 Fed. Reg. 76096  (PDF  Format 13KB)