Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

45 U.S.C. § 797l

Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance

section 10902 of title 49The Surface Transportation Board shall impose no labor protection conditions in approving an application under 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 , been a recipient of repayable Federal Railroad Administration assistance in excess of $5,000,000.

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

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

lPub. L. 93–236, title VII, § 713Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, § 1143(a)95 Stat. 668Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, § 4033(a)(2)100 Stat. 1908A prior section 797, , as added , , , authorized appropriations to carry out activities for protection of employees of Consolidated Rail Corporation, prior to repeal by , , .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88section 1301 of Title 49Section effective , see , set out as a note under , Transportation.