Notes on 45 U.S.C. § 901 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 45 U.S.C. § 901 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 96-101, Sec. 2, Nov. 4, 1979, 93 Stat. 736.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original
"this Act", meaning Pub. L. 96-101, Nov. 4, 1979, 93 Stat. 736, as
amended, known as the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act, which
enacted this chapter and amended sections 231f, 662, 721, 821, and
825 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.
SHORT TITLE OF 1983 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 97-468, title II, Sec. 201, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2543,
provided that: "This title [amending sections 797c, 907, 913, 915,
1004, 1005, 1007, 1014, and 1017 of this title, repealing section
1008 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under
this section] may be referred to as the 'Bankrupt Railroad Service
Preservation and Employee Protection Act of 1982'."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 96-101 provided: "That this Act [enacting
this chapter and amending sections 231f, 662, 721, 821, and 825 of
this title] may be cited as the 'Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring
Act'."
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Pub. L. 97-468, title II, subtitle A, Sec. 211, Jan. 14, 1983, 96
Stat. 2543, provided that: "It is the purpose of this subtitle
[amending sections 915 and 1017 of this title and enacting
provisions set out as notes under this section] to continue the
effort by Congress to assure service over the lines of rail
carriers subject to liquidation in instances where rail carriers
are willing to provide service over such lines and financially
responsible persons are willing to purchase the lines for continued
rail operations."
CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS
Pub. L. 97-468, title II, Sec. 212, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2543,
provided that: "The Congress finds that -
"(1) it is necessary to establish procedures to facilitate and
expedite the acquisition of rail lines of carriers subject to
liquidation by financially responsible persons in instances where
service is not being provided over the line by the carrier and
where the financially responsible person seeks to provide rail
service over the line;
"(2) procedures set forth in the amendments made by this title
[see Short Title of 1983 Amendment note above] represent an
exercise of the powers of the Congress under the Constitution to
regulate commerce among the several States which will provide a
practicable means for preserving rail service, thus benefiting
shippers, employees, and the economies of the States in which
such carriers subject to liquidation have operated service, and
for facilitating interstate commerce, while at the same time
providing safeguards to protect the interest of the estates of
such carriers by requiring compensation which is not less than
the constitutionally required minimum; and
"(3) it is in the public interest that the Interstate Commerce
Commission's authority to issue orders involving temporary
authority to operate service over lines of carriers subject to
liquidation be clarified."
[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 702 of Title 49, Transportation, and section 101 of Pub. L.
104-88, set out as a note under section 701 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 701 of Title 49.]