Title 45 — RailroadsRelease 119-73not60
§794 Tax Payments to States
Title 45 › Chapter 16— REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION › Subchapter VI— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 794
Summary
Railroads that are reorganizing must not keep tax money they collected from a tenant when that money belongs to a State or local government. If they do, they can be fined up to $10,000 for each time they withhold it.
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Title 45, §794
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(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no railroad in reorganization shall withhold from any State, or any political subdivision thereof, the payment of the portion of any tax owed by such railroad to such State or subdivision, which portion has been collected by such railroad from any tenant thereof.
(b)Any railroad which violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section by withholding any portion of a tax referred to in such subsection shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each such violation.
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45 U.S.C. § 794
Title 45 — Railroads
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60