Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

45 U.S.C. § 1009

Expedited proceedings

(a)
The Commission shall give all proceedings involving the Rock Island Railroad preference over all other pending proceedings related to rail carriers and make all of its decisions at the earliest practicable time.
(b)
section 915 of this title The Commission shall, within 100 days of the filing of an application (or such shorter period as the court may set) pursuant to , reach a decision on all proceedings filed after , which involve a sale, transfer or lease of any line of the Rock Island Railroad to a solvent carrier.

Pub. L. 96–254, title I, § 11194 Stat. 404 (, , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Abolition of Interstate Commerce Commission and Transfer of Functions

Pub. L. 104–88section 1302 of Title 49section 101 of Pub. L. 104–88section 1301 of Title 49section 205 of Pub. L. 104–88section 1301 of Title 49Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and functions of Commission transferred, except as otherwise provided in , to Surface Transportation Board effective , by , Transportation, and , set out as a note under . References to Interstate Commerce Commission deemed to refer to Surface Transportation Board, a member or employee of the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, see , set out as a note under .