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§797l Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance

Title 45 › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES › § 797l

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Board must not require labor protections for 10902 applications for Class II railroads headquartered in states under 1,000,000 people (1990 census) that had repayable FRA aid over $5,000,000 by Jan 1, 1996.

Full Legal Text

Title 45, §797l

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The Surface Transportation Board shall impose no labor protection conditions in approving an application under section 10902 of title 49 when the application involves a Class II rail carrier which—
(1)is headquartered in a State, and operates in at least one State, with a population of less than 1,000,000 persons, as determined by the 1990 census; and
(2)has, as of January 1, 1996, been a recipient of repayable Federal Railroad Administration assistance in excess of $5,000,000.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 797l, Pub. L. 93–236, title VII, § 713, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, § 1143(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 668, authorized appropriations to carry out activities for protection of employees of Consolidated Rail Corporation, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, § 4033(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1908.

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Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of Title 49, Transportation.

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Citation

45 U.S.C. § 797l

Title 45Railroads

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73