45 U.S.C. § 1001 : US Code - Section 1001: Congressional findings

Search 45 U.S.C. § 1001 : US Code - Section 1001: Congressional findings

Congress hereby finds that -
(1) uninterrupted continuation of services over Rock Island
lines is dependent on adequate employee protection provisions
covering Rock Island Railroad employees who are not hired by
other railroads;
(2) for those Rock Island Railroad employees not hired by other
rail carriers, there is no other practicable means of obtaining
funds to meet the necessary costs of such employee protection
that are assumed by the Rock Island Railroad;
(3) a cessation of necessary operations of the Rock Island
Railroad would have serious repercussions on the economies of the
States in which such railroad principally operates; and
(4) premature cessation of services over lines which are the
subject of pending purchase application would result in harm to
the shipping public and could imperil continuation of vital
commuter service.