2013 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle V - RAIL PROGRAMS (§§ 20101 - 28505)
Part E - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 28101 - 28505)
Chapter 281 - LAW ENFORCEMENT (§§ 28101 - 28103)
Section 28103 - Limitations on rail passenger transportation liability
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE V - RAIL PROGRAMS PART E - MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTER 281 - LAW ENFORCEMENT Sec. 28103 - Limitations on rail passenger transportation liability |
Contains | section 28103 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 105-134, title I, §161(a), Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2577. |
Statutes at Large References | 35 Stat. 65 111 Stat. 2577 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 105-134 |
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(a)
(2) The aggregate allowable awards to all rail passengers, against all defendants, for all claims, including claims for punitive damages, arising from a single accident or incident, shall not exceed $200,000,000.
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(1) the term "claim" means a claim made—
(A) against Amtrak, any high-speed railroad authority or operator, any commuter authority or operator, any rail carrier, or any State; or
(B) against an officer, employee, affiliate engaged in railroad operations, or agent, of Amtrak, any high-speed railroad authority or operator, any commuter authority or operator, any rail carrier, or any State;
(2) the term "punitive damages" means damages awarded against any person or entity to punish or deter such person or entity, or others, from engaging in similar behavior in the future; and
(3) the term "rail carrier" includes a person providing excursion, scenic, or museum train service, and an owner or operator of a privately owned rail passenger car.
(Added Pub. L. 105–134, title I, §161(a), Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2577.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Federal Employers' Liability Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is act Apr. 22, 1908, ch. 149, 35 Stat. 65, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 2 (§51 et seq.) of Title 45, Railroads. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 51 of Title 45 and Tables.
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