Amendment of Act 54 of 2000.- Apportionment of share of fund by Committee.

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.... of National Highways, railway projects, improvement of safety in railways, State and rural roads and other infrastructure, and for these purposes to levy and collect by way of cess, a duty of excise and a duty of customs on motor spirit commonly known as petrol and high speed diesel oil" shall be substituted; (b) in section 1, in sub-section (1), for the words "Central Road", the words "Central Road and Infrastructure" shall be substituted; (c) in section 2, -- (i) in clause (c), for the words "Road Fund", the words "Road and Infrastructure Fund" shall be substituted; (ii) clause (e) shall be omitted; (d) in Chapter II,-- (i) for the heading, the following heading shall be substituted, ....

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....der or over the railways by means of bridges and erection of safety works at unmanned rail-road crossings, new lines, conversion of existing standard lines into gauge lines and electrification of rail lines; and (v) undertaking other infrastructure projects. Explanation.-- For the purposes of this Act, the expression "infrastructure projects" means the category of projects and infrastructure Sub-Sectors specified in Schedule II.'; (B) after sub-section (1), as so renumbered, the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:- "(2) The Central Government may, depending upon the requirement for development of infrastructure projects, and if it considers necessary or expedient to do so, by notification in....

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....ND"; (i) for section 9, the following section shall be substituted, namely:--       "9. The Central Government shall have the power to administer the Fund and shall-- (a) take such decisions regarding investment on projects of roads and other infrastructure as it considers necessary; (b) take such measures as may be necessary to raise funds for the development and maintenance of roads and other infrastructure."; (j) in section 10, in sub-section (1),-- (A) in clause (i), for the words "national highways", the words "roads and other infrastructure" shall be substituted; (B) clause (iii) shall be omitted; (C) for clauses (v) and (vi), the followin....

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....tion 7(1)] Category of projects and Infrastructure Sub-Sectors Sl. No. Category Infrastructure Sub-Sectors 1. Transport (a) Road and bridges; (b) Ports (including Capital Dredging); (c) Shipyards (including a floating or land-based facility with the essential features of waterfront, turning basin, berthing and docking facility, slipways or ship lifts, and which is self-sufficient for carrying on shipbuilding/repair/ breaking activities); (d) Inland Waterways; (e) Airports; (f) Railway Track, tunnels, viaducts, bridges, terminal infrastructure including stations and adjoining commercial infrastructure; (g) Urban Public Transport (except rolling stock in case of urban road transport). 2. Energy ....