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[CITE: 45USC724]

 
                           TITLE 45--RAILROADS
 
                CHAPTER 16--REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION
 
            SUBCHAPTER II--UNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION
 
Sec. 724. Authorization of appropriations


(a) Secretary

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
purposes of preparing the reports and exercising other functions to be 
performed by him under this chapter such sums as are necessary, not to 
exceed $12,500,000, to remain available until expended. There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be 
necessary to discharge the obligations of the United States arising 
under section 743(c)(5) of this title.

(b) Office

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for the 
use of the Office in carrying out its functions under this chapter such 
sums as are necessary, not to exceed $7,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. The budget for the Office shall be submitted by the 
Commission directly to the Congress and shall not be subject to review 
of any kind by any other agency or official of the United States. Moneys 
appropriated for the Office shall not be withheld by any agency or 
official of the United States or used by the Commission for any purpose 
other than the use of the Office. No part of any other moneys 
appropriated to the Commission shall be withheld by any other agency or 
official of the United States to offset any moneys appropriated pursuant 
to this subsection.

(c) Association

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Association for 
purposes of carrying out its administrative expenses under this chapter 
not to exceed $13,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, 
and not to exceed $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1983. Sums appropriated under this subsection are authorized to remain 
available until expended.

(Pub. L. 93-236, title II, Sec. 214, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1003; Pub. 
L. 93-488, Sec. 1(c), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1464; Pub. L. 94-210, 
title VI, Sec. 607(m), (n), Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 97; Pub. L. 94-436, 
Sec. 1, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1398; Pub. L. 95-199, Sec. 1, Nov. 23, 
1977, 91 Stat. 1423; Pub. L. 95-611, Sec. 1, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 
3089; Pub. L. 96-73, title II, Sec. 201, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 555; 
Pub. L. 96-448, title VII, Sec. 704, Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1965; Pub. 
L. 97-35, title XI, Sec. 1151, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 676.)


                               Amendments

    1981--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-35 substituted provisions relating to 
authorization of appropriations for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1982, 
and 1983, for provisions relating to authorization of appropriations for 
fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1981.
    1980--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-448 substituted provision authorizing 
appropriations of not to exceed $30,000,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 
30, 1981, for provision authorizing appropriations of not to exceed 
$28,500,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1980.
    1979--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-73 substituted appropriations 
authorization of $28,500,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1980 for 
$27,200,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1979.
    1978--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-611 substituted provision authorizing 
appropriations of $27,200,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1979, to 
remain available until expended, for provision authorizing 
appropriations of $23,000,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1978, to 
remain available until Sept. 30, 1979.
    1977--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-199 substituted provisions authorizing 
appropriations for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1978, of not to exceed 
$23,000,000 and authorizing availability of sums to Sept. 30, 1979, for 
provisions authorizing appropriations for the period beginning May 1, 
1976, and ending Sept. 30, 1977, of not to exceed $20,000,000 and 
authorizing availability of sums to Sept. 30, 1978.
    1976--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-210, Sec. 607(n), inserted provision 
authorizing appropriation of sums to discharge the obligation of the 
United States under section 743(c)(5) of this title.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-210, Sec. 607(m)(1), substituted 
``$7,000,000'' for ``$5,000,000''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94-436 substituted provisions authorizing 
appropriations of such sums as are necessary not to exceed $20,000,000 
for the period beginning May 1, 1976, and ending Sept. 30, 1977 to 
remain available until Sept. 30, 1978 for provisions authorizing 
appropriations of such sums as are necessary not to exceed $40,000,000 
to remain available until expended.
    Pub. L. 94-210, Sec. 607(m)(2), authorized appropriation of not to 
exceed $14,000,000 for fiscal period which includes fiscal period ending 
Sept. 30, 1977.
    1974--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-488 substituted ``$40,000,000'' for 
``$26,000,000''.


                    Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective Aug. 13, 1981, see section 1169 
of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1101 
of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-448 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 
710(a) of Pub. L. 96-448, set out as a note under section 1170 of Title 
11, Bankruptcy.


                    Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-73 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 
501(a) of Pub. L. 96-73.

  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.

Abolition of United States Railway Association and Transfer of Functions 
                             and Securities

    See section 1341 of this title.


           Applicability of National Environmental Policy Act

    Application of National Environmental Policy Act to actions of 
Commission not affected by title VI of Pub. L. 94-210, see section 619 
of Pub. L. 94-210, set out as a note under section 791 of this title.
