asset concession
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
Asset concession.—The term "asset concession" means a contract between an eligible entity and a concessionaire—
(A) under which—
(i) the eligible entity agrees to enter into a concession agreement or long-term lease with the concessionaire relating to an approved infrastructure asset owned, controlled, or maintained by the eligible entity;
(ii) as consideration for the agreement or lease described in clause (i), the concessionaire agrees—
(I) to provide to the eligible entity 1 or more asset concession payments; and
(II) to maintain or exceed the condition, performance, and service level of the approved infrastructure asset, as compared to that condition, performance, and service level on the date of execution of the agreement or lease; and
(iii) the eligible entity and the concessionaire agree that the costs for a fiscal year of the agreement or lease, and any project carried out under the agreement or lease, shall not be shifted to any taxpayer the annual household income of whom is less than $400,000 per year, including through taxes, user fees, tolls, or any other measure, for use of an approved infrastructure asset; and
(B) the terms of which do not include any noncompete or exclusivity restriction (or any other, similar restriction) on the approval of another project.
Source
- 2021–202623 U.S.C. § 611Highways · Asset concessions and innovative finance assistance · in this section
The term “asset concession” means a contract between an eligible entity and a concessionaire—
(A) under which—
(i) the eligible entity agrees to enter into a concession agreement or long-term lease with the concessionaire relating to an approved infrastructure asset owned, controlled, or maintained by the eligible entity;
(ii) as consideration for the agreement or lease described in clause (i), the concessionaire agrees—
(I) to provide to the eligible entity 1 or more asset concession payments; and
(II) to maintain or exceed the condition, performance, and service level of the approved infrastructure asset, as compared to that condition, performance, and service level on the date of execution of the agreement or lease; and
(iii) the eligible entity and the concessionaire agree that the costs for a fiscal year of the agreement or lease, and any project carried out under the agreement or lease, shall not be shifted to any taxpayer the annual household income of whom is less than $400,000 per year, including through taxes, user fees, tolls, or any other measure, for use of an approved infrastructure asset; and
(B) the terms of which do not include any noncompete or exclusivity restriction (or any other, similar restriction) on the approval of another project.
Source
- 2026–present23 U.S.C. § 611Highways · Asset concessions and innovative finance assistance · in this section