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[CITE: 45USC1116]

 
                           TITLE 45--RAILROADS
 
                   CHAPTER 20--NORTHEAST RAIL SERVICE
 
Sec. 1116. Applicability of other laws

    (a) The provisions of chapters 5 and 7 of title 5 (popularly known 
as the Administrative Procedure Act and including provisions popularly 
known as the Government in the Sunshine Act), the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)], the National Historic Preservation 
Act of 1966 [16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.], and section 303 of title 49 are 
inapplicable to actions taken in negotiating, approving, or implementing 
service transfers under title IV of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act 
of 1973 [45 U.S.C. 761 et seq.] \1\ and to the implementation of the 
sale of the interest of the United States in Conrail under the Conrail 
Privatization Act [45 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.].
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    \1\ See References in Text note below.
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    (b) The operation of trains by Conrail shall not be subject to the 
requirement of any State or local law which specifies the minimum number 
of crew members who must be employed in connection with the operation of 
such trains.

(Pub. L. 97-35, title XI, Sec. 1168, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 687; Pub. 
L. 99-509, title IV, Sec. 4033(c)(1)(B), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1908.)

                       References in Text

    The Administrative Procedure Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act 
June 11, 1946, ch. 324, 60 Stat. 237, as amended, which was classified 
to sections 1001 to 1011 of former title 5 and which was repealed and 
reenacted as subchapter II (Sec. 551 et seq.) of chapter 5, and chapter 
7 (Sec. 701 et seq.), of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, 
by Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
    The Government in the Sunshine Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is 
Pub. L. 94-409, Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1241, which enacted section 
552b of Title 5, amended sections 551, 552, 556, and 557 of Title 5, 
section 10 of Pub. L. 92-463, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, and 
section 410 of Title 39, Postal Service, and enacted provisions set out 
as notes under section 552b of Title 5. For complete classification of 
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 552b of 
Title 5 and Tables.
    The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is 
Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set out 
in the Appendix to Title 5.
    The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, referred to in 
subsec. (a), probably means the National Historic Preservation Act, Pub. 
L. 89-665, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 915, as amended, which is classified 
generally to subchapter II (Sec. 470 et seq.) of chapter 1A of Title 16, 
Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
section 470(a) of Title 16 and Tables.
    The Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. 
(a), is Pub. L. 93-236, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 985, as amended. Title IV 
of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 was classified generally 
to subchapter IV (Sec. 761 et seq.) of chapter 16 of this title, and was 
repealed by Pub. L. 99-509, title IV, Sec. 4033(a)(1), Oct. 21, 1986, 
100 Stat. 1908. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 701 of this title and Tables.
    The Conrail Privatization Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is 
subtitle A (Secs. 4001-4052) of title IV of Pub. L. 99-509, Oct. 21, 
1986, 100 Stat. 1892, which is classified principally to chapter 22 
(Sec. 1301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1301 of this 
title and Tables.

                          Codification

    In subsec. (a), ``section 303 of title 49'' substituted for 
``section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 [49 
U.S.C. 1653(f)]'' on authority of Pub. L. 97-449, Sec. 6(b), Jan. 12, 
1983, 96 Stat. 2443, the first section of which enacted subtitle I 
(Sec. 101 et seq.) and chapter 31 (Sec. 3101 et seq.) of subtitle II of 
Title 49, Transportation.


                               Amendments

    1986--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-509 inserted ``and to the 
implementation of the sale of the interest of the United States in 
Conrail under the Conrail Privatization Act''.
