49 U.s.c. 24102

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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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