90 STAT. 126
Publication in newspaper. Publication in Federal Register.
Rules and regulations.
PUBLIC LAW 94-210—FEB. 5, 1976 "(i) undertake the extension of any of its lines of railroad or the construction of any additional line of railroad; "(ii) acquire or operate any such extension or any such additional line; or "(iii) engage in transportation over, or by means of, any such extended or additional line of railroad, unless such extension or additional line of railroad is described in and covered by a certificate which is issued by the Commission and which declares that the present or future public convenience and necessity require or will be enhanced by the construction and operation of such extended or additional line of railroad. Upon receipt of an application lor such a certificate, the Commission shall (A) send a copy of the application to the chief executive officer of each State that would be directly affected by the construction or operation of such extended or additional line, (B) send an accurate and understandable summary of such application to a newspaper of general circulation in such affected area or areas with a request that such information be made available to the general public, (C) cause a copy of such summary to be published in the Federal Register, (D) take such other steps as it deems reasonable and effective to publicize such application, and (E) indicate in such transmissions and publications that each interested person is entitled to recommend to the Commission that it approve, disapprove, or take any other specified action with respect to such application. "(b) The Commission shall establish, and may from time to time amend, rules and regulations (as to hearings and other matters) to govern applications for, and the issuance of, any certificate required by subdivision (a). An application for such a certificate shall be submitted to the Commission in such form and manner and with such documentation as the Commission shall prescribe. The Commission may— "(i) issue such a certificate in the form requested by the applicant; "(ii) issue such a certificate with modifications in such form and subject to such terms and conditions as are necessary in the public interest; or " (iii) refuse to issue such a certificate. "(c) Upon petition or upon its own initiative, the Commission may authorize any carrier by railroad subject to this part to extend any of its lines of railroad or to take any other action necessary for the provision of adequate, efficient, and safe facilities for the performance of such carrier's obligations under this part. No authorization shall be made unless the Commission finds that the expense thereof will not impair the ability of such carrier to perform its obligations to the public. "(d) Carriers by railroad subject to this part may, notwithstanding this paragraph and section 5 of this part, and without the approval of the Commission, enter into contracts, agreements, or other arrangements for the point ownership or joint use of spur, industrial, team, switching, or side tracks. The authority granted to the Commission under this paragraph shall not extend to the construction, acquisition, or operation of spur, industrial, team, switching, or side tracks if such tracks are located or intended to be located entirely within one State, and shall not apply to any street, suburban, or interurban electric railway which is not operated as part of a general system of rail transportation. "(e) Any construction or operation which is contrary to any provision of this paragraph, of any regulations promulgated under this
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