45 USC 797l: Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance
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45 USC 797l: Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance Text contains those laws in effect on May 4, 2024
From Title 45-RAILROADSCHAPTER 16-REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATIONSUBCHAPTER VII-PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES

§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.

(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 Provisions

A 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 Date

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