49 U.S.C. § 22102: Eligibility

the State has an adequate plan for rail transportation in the State and a suitable process for updating, revising, and modifying the plan; the State plan is administered or coordinated by a designated State authority and provides for a fair distribution of resources; is authorized to develop, promote, supervise, and support safe, adequate, and efficient rail transportation; employs or will employ sufficient qualified and trained personnel; maintains or will maintain adequate programs of investigation, research, promotion, and development with opportunity for public participation; and is designated and directed to take all practicable steps (by itself or with other State authorities) to improve rail transportation safety and reduce energy use and pollution related to transportation; and the State has ensured that it maintains or will maintain adequate procedures for financial control, accounting, and performance evaluation for the proper use of assistance provided by the United States Government.