Law 9366 on Railroad Electrification
The Law addresses the transportation sector, which is the sector with the highest share of emissions in Costa Rica. It modernises the Costa Rican Railroad Institute (INCOFER) and allows it to take on debt up to a maximum equivalent to 40 per cent of its assets, in order to build an electric train network, with the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector.
The full name of the law is: Fortalecimiento del Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER) y Promoción del Tren Eléctrico Interurbano de la Gran Área Metropolitana.
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Transportation Institutions / Administrative arrangementsNote: The 2015 Climate Legislation Study includes laws and policies which were passed before or on January 1, 2015. Laws and policies which passed after this date may not be included in the individual country chapters.
