Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§5567 Preference for Preserving Buildings of Historic or Architectural Significance
Title 49 › SUBTITLE III — GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 55 — INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION › SUBCHAPTER II — TERMINALS › § 5567
Summary
Amtrak must favor using train stations and terminal buildings that help save structures important for history or for their architecture.
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Title 49, §5567
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Amtrak shall give preference to the use of rail passenger terminal facilities that will preserve buildings of historic or architectural significance.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 556749 App.:1653(i)(7).Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, 80 Stat. 931, § 4(i)(7); added Oct. 28, 1974, Pub. L. 93–496, §§ 6, 15, 88 Stat. 1530, 1533; Feb. 5, 1976, Pub. L. 94–210, § 707(3), 90 Stat. 125; May 30, 1980, Pub. L. 96–254, § 206(a), 94 Stat. 412. The word “Amtrak” is substituted for “The National Railroad Passenger Corporation” for consistency in the revised title. The words “rail passenger terminal” are substituted for “station” for consistency in this chapter. The word “or” is substituted for “and” for consistency with the source provisions being restated in section 5562(a)(3) of the revised title.
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49 U.S.C. § 5567
Title 49, Transportation
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102