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[CITE: 45USC723]

 
                           TITLE 45--RAILROADS
 
                CHAPTER 16--REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION
 
            SUBCHAPTER II--UNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION
 
Sec. 723. Emergency assistance pending implementation


(a) Emergency assistance

    The Secretary is authorized, pending the implementation of the final 
system plan, to pay to the trustees of railroads in reorganization such 
sums as are necessary for the continued provision of essential 
transportation services by such railroads. Such payments shall be made 
by the Secretary upon such reasonable terms and conditions as the 
Secretary establishes, except that recipients must agree to maintain and 
provide service at a level no less than that in effect on January 2, 
1974. Where the Secretary and the trustees agree that funds provided 
pursuant to this section are to be used (together with funds provided 
pursuant to section 725 of this title, if any) to perform program 
maintenance on designated rail properties until the date rail properties 
are conveyed under this chapter or to improve such designated 
properties, such agreement shall contain the conditions set forth in 
section 725(b) of this title.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
carrying out this section such sums as are necessary, not to exceed 
$282,000,000, to remain available until expended. Of amounts authorized 
to be appropriated under this subsection, $50,000,000 shall be available 
solely to pay to the trustees of railroads in reorganization such sums 
as may be necessary to provide such railroads with amounts equal to 
revenues attributable to tariff increases proposed by such railroads and 
suspended by the Interstate Commerce Commission during the calendar year 
1975, if the Secretary determines that such payments are necessary to 
carry out this section.

(Pub. L. 93-236, title II, Sec. 213, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1003; Pub. 
L. 94-5, Sec. 6, Feb. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 8.)


                               Amendments

    1975--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-5, Sec. 6(a), inserted provision that, 
where Secretary and trustees agree that funds provided pursuant to this 
section are to be used (together with funds provided pursuant to section 
725 of this title, if any) to perform program maintenance on designated 
rail properties until date rail properties are conveyed under this 
chapter or to improve such designated properties, such agreement contain 
conditions set forth in section 725(b) of this title.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-5, Sec. 6(b), substituted ``$282,000,000'' 
for ``$85,000,000'' and inserted provision that, of amounts authorized 
to be appropriated under this subsection $50,000,000 be available solely 
to pay to trustees of railroads in reorganization sums necessary to 
provide railroads with amounts equal to revenues attributable to tariff 
increases proposed by railroads and suspended by Interstate Commerce 
Commission during calendar year 1975, if Secretary determines that 
payments are necessary to carry out this section.

  Abolition of Interstate Commerce Commission and Transfer of Functions

    Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and functions of Commission 
transferred, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104-88, to Surface 
Transportation Board effective Jan. 1, 1996, by section 702 of Title 49, 
Transportation, and section 101 of Pub. L. 104-88, set out as a note 
under section 701 of Title 49. References to Interstate Commerce 
Commission deemed to refer to Surface Transportation Board, a member or 
employee of the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, 
see section 205 of Pub. L. 104-88, set out as a note under section 701 
of Title 49.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 725, 743 of this title.
