### Question
Can you define what applicant means?


### Answer
**Applicant** is defined as the following in *49 U.S.C. § 24401*:

> a State (including the District of Columbia), a group of States, an Interstate Compact, or a public agency established by one or more States and having responsibility for providing intercity passenger rail service

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 24401*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE V-RAIL PROGRAMS > PART C-PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION > CHAPTER 244-INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE CORRIDOR CAPITAL ASSISTANCE**

