2013 US Code
Title 45 - Railroads
Chapter 16 - REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION (§§ 701 - 797m)
Subchapter VII - PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES (§§ 797 - 797m)
Section 797l - Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 45 - RAILROADS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 45 - RAILROADS
CHAPTER 16 - REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION
SUBCHAPTER VII - PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES
Sec. 797l - Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance
Containssection 797l
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. 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.
Statutes at Large References95 Stat. 668
100 Stat. 1908
109 Stat. 952
110 Stat. 3399
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 93-236, Public Law 97-35, Public Law 99-509, Public Law 104-88, Public Law 104-287

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Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance - 45 U.S.C. § 797l (2013)
§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.)

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.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 701 of Title 49, Transportation.

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