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[CITE: 45USC661]

 
                           TITLE 45--RAILROADS
 
                   CHAPTER 15--EMERGENCY RAIL SERVICES
 
Sec. 661. Definitions

    For the purposes of this chapter--
    (1) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Transportation.
    (2) ``Board'' means the Surface Transportation Board.
    (3) ``Railroad'' means any rail carrier subject to part A of 
subtitle IV of title 49.
    (4) ``Certificate'' means certificates issued by trustees of a 
railroad pursuant to subsection 77(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Act, as 
amended.

(Pub. L. 91-663, Sec. 2, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1975; Pub. L. 104-88, 
title III, Sec. 325(1), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 951.)

                       References in Text

    Section 77(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Act, referred to in par. (4), was 
classified to section 205(c)(3) of former Title 11, Bankruptcy. The 
Bankruptcy Act (act July 1, 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544, as amended) was 
repealed effective Oct. 1, 1979, by Pub. L. 95-598, Secs. 401(a), 
402(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2682, section 101 of which enacted 
revised Title 11. For current provisions relating to railroad 
reorganization, see subchapter IV (Sec. 1161 et seq.) of chapter 11 of 
Title 11.


                               Amendments

    1995--Par. (2). Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 325(1)(A), added par. (2) and 
struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: `` `Commission' means 
the Interstate Commerce Commission.''
    Par. (3). Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 325(1)(B), substituted ``rail carrier 
subject to part A of subtitle IV of title 49'' for ``common carrier by 
railroad subject to part I of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 1-
27)''.


                    Effective Date of 1995 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 104-88 effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of 
Pub. L. 104-88, set out as an Effective Date note under section 701 of 
Title 49, Transportation.


                               Short Title

    Section 1 of Pub. L. 91-663 provided: ``That this Act [enacting this 
chapter] may be cited as the `Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970'.''
