2005 Minnesota Statutes - 222.85 — Definitions.

     222.85 Definitions. 


    Subdivision 1.    Scope.  For the purposes of sections 
 222.85 to 222.88, the following terms have the meanings given 
 them in this section. 


    Subd. 2.    Acquiring carrier.  "Acquiring carrier" 
 means a business entity that acquires by purchase, lease, or 
 other device a line of railroad, except carriers acquiring an 
 abandoned line, with the intent of operating it for the purpose 
 of continuing the commercial transportation of goods or 
 passengers over the line. 


    Subd. 3. Renumbered subd 5 


    Subd. 4.    Divesting carrier.  "Divesting carrier" 
 means a common carrier or business entity engaged in 
 transportation of goods by rail that divests a line of railroad 
 by sale, lease, or other device. 


    Subd. 5.    Labor organization.  "Labor organization" 
 has the meaning given it in the Labor-Management Reporting and 
 Disclosure Act, United States Code, title 29, section 402, and 
 certified under the Railway Labor Act, United States Code, title 
 45, sections 151 to 163. 


    HIST: 1988 c 676 s 1