### Question
What does capital project mean?


### Answer
**Capital project** has the following meaning in *49 U.S.C. § 22901*:

> a project or program in a State rail plan developed under chapter 227 of this title for—


(A) acquiring, constructing, improving, or inspecting equipment, track and track structures, or a facility for use in or for the primary benefit of intercity passenger rail service, expenses incidental to the acquisition or construction (including designing, engineering, location surveying, mapping, environmental studies, and acquiring rights-of-way), payments for the capital portions of rail trackage rights agreements, highway-rail grade crossing improvements related to intercity passenger rail service, mitigating environmental impacts, communication and signalization improvements, relocation assistance, acquiring replacement housing sites, and acquiring, constructing, relocating, and rehabilitating replacement housing

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 22901*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE V-RAIL PROGRAMS > PART B-ASSISTANCE > CHAPTER 229-RAIL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS**

