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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-210—FEB. 5, 1976

90 STAT. 31

Public Law 94-210 94th Congress An Act To improve the quality of rail services in the United States through regulatory reform, coordination of rail services and facilities, and rehabilitation and improvement financing, and for other purposes.

—feb. 5, 197o [S. 2718]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act, Railroad divided into titles and sections according to the following table of Revitelization contents, may be cited as tb.e "Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory- ^nd Regulatoi7 Reform Act of 1976": f^^^™ TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 101. Declaration of policy. Sec. 102. Definitions. TITLE II—RAILROAD RATES Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

201. 202. 203. 204.

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. See. Sec.

205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211. 212.

Expeditious divisions of revenues. Railroad ratemaking. Tariff modifications. Investigation of discriminatory freight rates for the transportation of recyclable or recycled materials. Adequate revenue levels. Rate incentives for capital investment. Exemptions from Interstate Commerce Act. Rate bureaus. Filing procedures. Intrastate railroad rate proceedings. Demurrage charges. Car service compensation and practices.

TITLE III—REFORM OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

301. 302. 303. 304. 305. 306. 307. 308. 309. 310. 311. 312.

Access to information by congressional committees. Effective date of orders of the Commission. Commission hearing and appellate procedure. Office of Rail Public Counsel. Reform of rules of practice before the Commission. Prohibiting discriminatory tax treatment of transportation property. Uniform cost and revenue accounting system. Securities. Rail Services Planning Office. Equitable distribution of cars for unit train service. Appropriations request. Law revision. TITLE IV—MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS

Sec. 401. Responsibilities of the Secretary. Sec. 402. Merger procedure. Sec. 403. Expedited railroad merger procedure. TITLE V—RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

501. 502. 503. 504. 505.

Definitions. The Rail Fund. Classification and designation of rail lines. Capital needs study. Rehabilitation and improvement financing.

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45 USC 801 note.