TMI BlogAmendment of Act 54 of 2000.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... mprovement 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, namely:- CENTRAL ROAD AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ; (ii) in section 3,- (A) for the word Schedule , wherever ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e 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 the Official Gazette, amend Schedule II relating to any Category of projects or Infrastructure Sub-Sectors. (3) Every notification issued under this Act by the Central Government shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is issued, before each House of Parliament, while it is in sessio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... opment 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 following clauses shall be substituted, namely:- (v) release of funds to the States for specific projects and monitoring of such projects and expenditure incurred thereon; (vi) formulation of the criteria for allocation of the funds for development and maintenance of national highways and other infrastructure projects; ; (D) clause (viii) shall be omitted; (k) in section 11, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- (1) The s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e; (g) Urban Public Transport (except rolling stock in case of urban road transport). 2. Energy (a) Electricity Generation; (b) Electricity Transmission; (c) Electricity Distribution; (d) Oil pipelines; (e) Oil / Gas / Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) storage facility (including strategic storage of crude oil); (f) Gas pipelines (including city gas distribution network). 3. Water and Sanitation (a) Solid Waste Management; (b) Water supply pipelines; (c) Water treatment plants; (d) Sewage collection, treatment and disposal system; (e) Irrigation (dams, channels, embankments, etc.); (f) Storm Water Drainage System; (g) Slurry pipelines. 4. Communication (a) Telecommunication (Fixed network including optic fibre/wire/cable networks which provide br ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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