45 U.S.C. § 797l

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 797l - Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance

The Surface Transportation Board shall impose no labor protection conditions in approving an application under section 10902 of title 49 when the application involves a Class II rail carrier which-

(1) is headquartered in a State, and operates in at least one State, with a population of less than 1,000,000 persons, as determined by the 1990 census; and

(2) has, as of January 1, 1996, been a recipient of repayable Federal Railroad Administration assistance in excess of $5,000,000.

45 U.S.C. § 797l

Pub. L. 93-236, title VII, §713, as added Pub. L. 104-88, title III, §327(5)(A), formerly §327(5), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 952, renumbered Pub. L. 104-287, §6(f)(4)(B), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3399.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 797l, Pub. L. 93-236, title VII, §713, as added Pub. L. 97-35, title XI, §1143(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 668, authorized appropriations to carry out activities for protection of employees of Consolidated Rail Corporation, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-509, title IV, §4033(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1908.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104-88, set out as a note under section 1301 of Title 49, Transportation.

Corporation: "Corporation" means the Consolidated Rail Corporation required to be established under section 741 of this title or its successor by merger, consolidation or other form of succession carried out under applicable law for the purpose of changing the State of its incorporation;
State: "State" means any State or the District of Columbia;
railroad: "railroad" means a rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV of title 49. The term includes the Corporation and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation;