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§1009 Expedited Proceedings
Title 45 › Chapter 19— ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE › § 1009
Summary
The Commission must prioritize Rock Island cases and act quickly. It must decide 915 applications filed after 1/1/1980 to sell, transfer, or lease lines to a solvent carrier within 100 days (or sooner if court-ordered).
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Title 45, §1009
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(a)The Commission shall give all proceedings involving the Rock Island Railroad preference over all other pending proceedings related to rail carriers and make all of its decisions at the earliest practicable time.
(b)The Commission shall, within 100 days of the filing of an application (or such shorter period as the court may set) pursuant to section 915 of this title, reach a decision on all proceedings filed after January 1, 1980, which involve a sale, transfer or lease of any line of the Rock Island Railroad to a solvent carrier.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Abolition of Interstate Commerce Commission and
Transfer of Functions
Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and functions of Commission transferred, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, to Surface Transportation Board effective Jan. 1, 1996, by section 1302 of Title 49, Transportation, and section 101 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of Title 49. References to Interstate Commerce Commission deemed to refer to Surface Transportation Board, a member or employee of the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, see section 205 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of Title 49.
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Citation
45 U.S.C. § 1009
Title 45 — Railroads
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60