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§661 Definitions

Title 45 › Chapter 15— EMERGENCY RAIL SERVICES › § 661

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines four key terms used in the chapter. "Secretary" is the U.S. official who runs the Department of Transportation. "Board" is the Surface Transportation Board. "Railroad" is any rail carrier covered by part A of subtitle IV of title 49. "Certificate" is a certificate railroad trustees issue under subsection 77(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended.

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Title 45, §661

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For the purposes of this chapter—
(1)“Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.
(2)“Board” means the Surface Transportation Board.
(3)“Railroad” means any rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV of title 49.
(4)“Certificate” means certificates issued by trustees of a railroad pursuant to subsection 77(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 77(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Act, referred to in par. (4), was classified to section 205(c)(3) of former Title 11, Bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy Act (act July 1, 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544) was repealed effective Oct. 1, 1979, by Pub. L. 95–598, §§ 401(a), 402(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2682, section 101 of which enacted revised Title 11. For current provisions relating to railroad reorganization, see subchapter IV (§ 1161 et seq.) of chapter 11 of Title 11.

Amendments

1995—Par. (2). Pub. L. 104–88, § 325(1)(A), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “ ‘Commission’ means the Interstate Commerce Commission.” Par. (3). Pub. L. 104–88, § 325(1)(B), substituted “rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV of title 49” for “common carrier by railroad subject to part I of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 1–27)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1995 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–88 effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 1301 of Title 49, Transportation.

Short Title

Pub. L. 91–663, § 1, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1975, provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970’.”

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Citation

45 U.S.C. § 661

Title 45 — Railroads

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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