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§18302 Definitions
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— MISCELLANEOUS › Chapter 183— NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA INTEREST ARBITRATION STANDARDS › § 18302
Summary
Defines three terms. Arbitration: required process to settle workplace disputes under an interstate compact for a compact agency in the D.C. area; excludes union-contract rights. Arbitrator: single person or panel. Interstate compact agency operating in the national capital area: transit agency created by an interstate compact D.C. signed.
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Title 40, §18302
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In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1)The term “arbitration”—
(A)means the arbitration of disputes, regarding the terms and conditions of employment, that is required under an interstate compact governing an interstate compact agency operating in the national capital area; but
(B)does not include the interpretation and application of rights arising from an existing collective bargaining agreement.
(2)The term “arbitrator” refers to either a single arbitrator, or a board of arbitrators, chosen under applicable procedures.
(3)The term “interstate compact agency operating in the national capital area” means any interstate compact agency that provides public transit services and that was established by an interstate compact to which the District of Columbia is a signatory.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1830240:1302(1), (2), (4), (5).Pub. L. 104–50, title IV, § 403(1), (2), (4), (5), Nov. 15, 1995, 109 Stat. 464. The text of 40:1302(4) and (5) is combined to eliminate unnecessary words.
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40 U.S.C. § 18302
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60