45-U.S.C.-661
§661 – Definitions
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Title 45 > Chapter 15 > Section 661
Details
- Reference: Section 661
- Legend: §661 – Definitions
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
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.
(Pub. L. 91–663, §2, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1975; Pub. L. 104–88, title III, §325(1), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 951.)
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 The Bankruptcy Act (act July 1, 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544, as amended) was repealed effective Oct. 1, 1979, by Pub.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).
Effective Date of 1995 Amendment
Amendment 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 701 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’.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
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