2021 US Code
Title 45 - Railroads
Chapter 16 - Regional Rail Reorganization
Subchapter II - United States Railway Association
Sec. 722 - Records, audit, and examination

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Citation 45 U.S.C. § 722 (2021)
Section Name §722. Records, audit, and examination
Section Text (a) Records

Each recipient of financial assistance under this subchapter, whether in the form of loans, obligations, or other arrangements, shall keep such records as the Association or the Secretary shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such assistance and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.

(b) Audit and examination

The Association, the Secretary, and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives shall, until the expiration of 3 years after the implementation of the final system plan, have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of such recipients which in the opinion of the Association, the Secretary, or the Comptroller General may be related or pertinent to the loans, obligations or other arrangements referred to in subsection (a) of this section. The Association or any of its duly authorized representatives shall, until any financial assistance received under this subchapter has been repaid to the Association, have access to any such materials which concern any matter that may bear upon—

(1) the ability of the recipient of such financial assistance to make repayment within the time fixed therefor;

(2) the effectiveness with which the proceeds of such assistance is used; and

(3) the implementation of the final system plan and the realization of the declaration of policy of this chapter.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 93–236, title II, §212, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1002.)


Editorial Notes STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND SECURITIES

See section 1341 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 45 - RAILROADS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 45 - RAILROADS
CHAPTER 16 - REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION
SUBCHAPTER II - UNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION
Sec. 722 - Records, audit, and examination
Contains section 722
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 87 Stat. 1002
Public Law References Public Law 93-236
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