Title 45 — RailroadsRelease 119-73
§729 Advisory Board
Title 45 › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - UNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION › § 729
Summary
People on the Association’s Board the day before August 13, 1981 must form its Advisory Board; non-federal members must be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses. The Association’s Chairman leads the Advisory Board, and any vacancy must be filled by someone from the same group.
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Title 45, §729
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Members of the Board of Directors of the Association serving on the day before August 13, 1981, shall serve as an Advisory Board to the Association. A member of the Advisory Board who is not otherwise an employee of the Federal Government shall receive reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such duties. The Chairman of the Association shall serve as Chairman of the Advisory Board. Any vacancy on the Advisory Board shall be filled by the Association with a representative from the group which had a representative in the vacant position.
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Effective Date
Section effective Aug. 13, 1981, see section 1169 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title. Abolition of United States Railway Association and
Transfer of Functions
and Securities See section 1341 of this title. Termination of Advisory BoardsAdvisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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45 U.S.C. § 729
Title 45 — Railroads
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73