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. History: 1988 c 676 s 1