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49 USC CHAPTER 241 - GENERAL 02/01/2010
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TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE V - RAIL PROGRAMS
PART C - PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 241 - GENERAL
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CHAPTER 241 - GENERAL
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Sec.
24101. Findings, mission, and goals.
24102. Definitions.
24103. Enforcement.
24104. Authorization of appropriations.
24105. Congestion grants.
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Sec. 24102. Definitions
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In this part -
(1) "auto-ferry transportation" means intercity rail passenger
transportation -
(A) of automobiles or recreational vehicles and their
occupants; and
(B) when space is available, of used unoccupied vehicles.
(2) "commuter authority" means a State, local, or regional
entity established to provide, or make a contract providing for,
commuter rail passenger transportation.
(3) "commuter rail passenger transportation" means short-haul
rail passenger transportation in metropolitan and suburban areas
usually having reduced fare, multiple-ride, and commuter tickets
and morning and evening peak period operations.
(4) "intercity rail passenger transportation" means rail
passenger transportation, except commuter rail passenger
transportation.
(5) "national rail passenger transportation system" means -
(A) the segment of the continuous Northeast Corridor railroad
line between Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, District of
Columbia;
(B) rail corridors that have been designated by the Secretary
of Transportation as high-speed rail corridors (other than
corridors described in subparagraph (A)), but only after
regularly scheduled intercity service over a corridor has been
established;
(C) long-distance routes of more than 750 miles between
endpoints operated by Amtrak as of the date of enactment of the
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008; and
(D) short-distance corridors, or routes of not more than 750
miles between endpoints, operated by -
(i) Amtrak; or
(ii) another rail carrier that receives funds under chapter
244.
(6) "Northeast Corridor" means Connecticut, Delaware, the
District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
(7) "rail carrier" means a person, including a unit of State or
local government, providing rail transportation for compensation.
(8) "rate" means a rate, fare, or charge for rail
transportation.
(9) "regional transportation authority" means an entity
established to provide passenger transportation in a region.
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(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 900; Pub. L.
105-134, title IV, Sec. 407, Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2586; Pub. L.
110-432, div. B, title II, Sec. 201(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat.
4909.)
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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
Section
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24102(1) 45:502(1). Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L.
91-518, Sec. 103(1), 84
Stat. 1328; restated Sept.
29, 1979, Pub. L. 96-73,
Secs. 103(a), 104, 93 Stat.
537, 538.
45:502(2). Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L.
91-518, 84 Stat. 1327, Sec.
103(2); added Aug. 13, 1981,
Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 1173(2),
95 Stat. 689.
45:502(3). Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L.
91-518, 84 Stat. 1327, Sec.
103(3); added Nov. 3, 1973,
Pub. L. 93-146, Sec. 2(2),
87 Stat. 548; restated Sept.
29, 1979, Pub. L. 96-73,
Secs. 103(a), 104, 93 Stat.
537, 538; Aug. 13, 1981,
Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 1173(1),
95 Stat. 689; Apr. 7, 1986,
Pub. L. 99-272, Sec. 4012,
100 Stat. 109.
45:502(6), (7), Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L.
(10), (12), (14), 91-518, Sec. 103(4)-(7),
(18). (10), (12), (14)-(18), 84
Stat. 1328; restated Sept.
29, 1979, Pub. L. 96-73,
Secs. 103(a), 104, 93 Stat.
537, 538, 539; Aug. 13,
1981, Pub. L. 97-35, Sec.
1173(1), 95 Stat. 689; Oct.
27, 1992, Pub. L. 102-533,
Sec. 8(1), 106 Stat. 3519.
24102(2) 45:502(4).
24102(3) 45:502(5).
24102(4) 45:502(8). Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L.
91-518, 84 Stat. 1327, Sec.
103(8), (9); added Aug. 13,
1981, Pub. L. 97-35, Sec.
1173(3), 95 Stat. 689.
24102(5) 45:502(9).
24102(6) 45:502(11). Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L.
91-518, Sec. 103(11), 84
Stat. 1328; Nov. 3, 1973,
Pub. L. 93-146, Sec. 2(1),
87 Stat. 548; restated Sept.
29, 1979, Pub. L. 96-73,
Secs. 103(a), 104, 93 Stat.
537, 539; Aug. 13, 1981,
Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 1173(1),
(4), 95 Stat. 689.
24102(7) 45:502(13). Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L.
91-518, 84 Stat. 1327, Sec.
103(13); added Oct. 27,
1992, Pub. L. 102-533, Sec.
8(2), 106 Stat. 3519.
45:851(c). Feb. 5, 1976, Pub. L.
94-210, Sec. 701(c), 90
Stat. 120.
24102(8) 45:502(14).
24102(9) (no source).
24102(10) 45:502(15).
24102(11) 45:502(16).
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In clause (1), before subclause (A), the text of 45:502(1), (2),
and (10) is omitted as surplus. The text of 45:502(6), (7), (12),
(14), and (18) is omitted because the complete names of the
Performance Evaluation Center, Interstate Commerce Commission,
Railroad Safety System Program, Technical Assistance Panel, and
Secretary of Transportation are used the first time the terms
appear in a section. The words "characterized by transportation"
are omitted as surplus.
In clause (3), the text of 45:502(5)(A) and the words "on and
after October 1, 1979" are omitted as obsolete. Reference to
45:564(e) is omitted as obsolete because 45:564(e) was repealed by
section 1183(d) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981
(Public Law 97-35, 95 Stat. 697).
In clauses (4) and (10), the words "authority, corporation, or
other" are omitted as surplus.
In clause (4), the words "and includes the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority, the Connecticut Department of
Transportation, the Maryland Department of Transportation the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, the New Jersey
Transit Corporation, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation, any
successor agencies, and any entity created by one or more such
agencies for the purpose of operating" are omitted as surplus.
In clause (5), the words "whether within or across the
geographical boundaries of a State" are omitted as surplus.
Clause (9) is added to eliminate repetition of the words "fares
or charges" throughout this part.
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Investment and
Improvement Act of 2008, referred to in par. (5)(C), is the date of
enactment of div. B of Pub. L. 110-432, which was approved Oct. 16,
2008.
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AMENDMENTS
2008 - Pars. (2) to (5). Pub. L. 110-432 added par. (5),
redesignated former pars. (3) to (5) as (2) to (4), respectively,
and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: " 'basic
system' means the system of intercity rail passenger transportation
designated by the Secretary of Transportation under section 4 of
the Amtrak Improvement Act of 1978 and approved by Congress, and
transportation required to be provided under section 24705(a) of
this title and section 4(g) of the Act, including changes in the
system or transportation that Amtrak makes using the route and
service criteria."
1997 - Pars. (2) to (6). Pub. L. 105-134, Sec. 407(1), (2),
redesignated pars. (3) to (7) as (2) to (6), respectively, and
struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: " 'avoidable
loss' means the avoidable costs of providing rail passenger
transportation, less revenue attributable to the transportation, as
determined by the Interstate Commerce Commission under section 553
of title 5."
Par. (7). Pub. L. 105-134, Sec. 407(2), (3), redesignated par.
(8) as (7) and inserted ", including a unit of State or local
government," after "means a person". Former par. (7) redesignated
(6).
Pars. (8) to (10). Pub. L. 105-134, Sec. 407(2), redesignated
pars. (8) to (10) as (7) to (9), respectively.
Par. (11). Pub. L. 105-134, Sec. 407(1), struck out par. (11)
which read as follows: " 'route and service criteria' means the
criteria and procedures for making route and service decisions
established under section 404(c)(1)-(3)(A) of the Rail Passenger
Service Act."
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