2018 US Code
Title 45 - Railroads
Chapter 20 - Northeast Rail Service
Sec. 1113 - Intercity passenger service

After January 1, 1983, Conrail shall be relieved of the responsibility to provide crews for intercity passenger service on the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak, Amtrak Commuter, and Conrail, and the employees with seniority in both freight and passenger service shall commence negotiations not later than 120 days after August 13, 1981, for the right of such employees to move from one service to the other once each six-month period. Such agreement shall ensure that Conrail, Amtrak, and Amtrak Commuter have the right to furlough one employee in the same class or craft for each employee who returns through the exercise of seniority rights. If agreement is not reached within 360 days, such matter shall be submitted to binding arbitration.

Conrail employees who are deprived of employment by an assumption or discontinuance of intercity passenger service by Amtrak shall be eligible for employee protection benefits under section 797 ¹ of this title, notwithstanding any other provision of law, agreement, or arrangement, and notwithstanding the inability of such employees otherwise to meet the eligibility requirements of such section. Such protection shall be the exclusive protection applicable to Conrail employees deprived of employment or adversely affected by any such assumption or discontinuance.

(Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, §1165, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 686; Pub. L. 97–468, title V, §505(a), Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2553.)

Section 797 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, §4024(c), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1904, effective on the sale date (Apr. 2, 1987).

"August 13, 1981", referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original "the date of the enactment", which was editorially translated as the date of the enactment of this section, as the probable intent of Congress.

1983—Pub. L. 97–468, §505(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Pub. L. 97–377, title I, §137, Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1915, provided that: "Conrail employees who are deprived of employment by assumption or discontinuance of intercity passenger service by Amtrak shall hereafter be eligible for employee protection benefits under section 701 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 797), notwithstanding any other provision of law, agreement, or arrangement, and notwithstanding the inability of such employees otherwise to meet the eligibility requirements of such section. Such protection shall be the exclusive protection applicable to Conrail employees deprived of employment or adversely affected by any such assumption or discontinuance."

¹ See References in Text note below.