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title: "45 U.S.C. § 797l"
description: "Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance"
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title_number: 45
title_name: "RAILROADS"
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chapter_name: "REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION"
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# 45 U.S.C. § 797l - Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance
## Text
The Surface Transportation Board shall impose no labor protection conditions in approving an application under section 10902 of title 49 when the application involves a Class II rail carrier which—
(1) is headquartered in a State, and operates in at least one State, with a population of less than 1,000,000 persons, as determined by the 1990 census; and
(2) has, as of January 1, 1996, been a recipient of repayable Federal Railroad Administration assistance in excess of $5,000,000.
(Pub. L. 93236, title VII, § 713, as added Pub. L. 10488, title III, § 327(5)(A), formerly § 327(5), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 952, renumbered Pub. L. 104287, § 6(f)(4)(B), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3399.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 797l, Pub. L. 93236, title VII, § 713, as added Pub. L. 9735, title XI, § 1143(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 668, authorized appropriations to carry out activities for protection of employees of Consolidated Rail Corporation, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99509, title IV, § 4033(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1908.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of Pub. L. 10488, set out as a note under section 1301 of Title 49, Transportation.