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[CITE: 49USC24102]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                        SUBTITLE V--RAIL PROGRAMS
 
                    PART C--PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
 
                          CHAPTER 241--GENERAL
 
Sec. 24102. Definitions

    In this part--
        (1) ``auto-ferry transportation'' means intercity rail passenger 
    transportation--
            (A) of automobiles or recreational vehicles and their 
        occupants; and
            (B) when space is available, of used unoccupied vehicles.

        (2) ``basic system'' means the system of intercity rail 
    passenger transportation designated by the Secretary of 
    Transportation under section 4 of the Amtrak Improvement Act of 1978 
    and approved by Congress, and transportation required to be provided 
    under section 24705(a) \1\ of this title and section 4(g) of the 
    Act, including changes in the system or transportation that Amtrak 
    makes using the route and service criteria.
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    \1\ See References in Text note below.
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        (3) ``commuter authority'' means a State, local, or regional 
    entity established to provide, or make a contract providing for, 
    commuter rail passenger transportation.
        (4) ``commuter rail passenger transportation'' means short-haul 
    rail passenger transportation in metropolitan and suburban areas 
    usually having reduced fare, multiple-ride, and commuter tickets and 
    morning and evening peak period operations.
        (5) ``intercity rail passenger transportation'' means rail 
    passenger transportation, except commuter rail passenger 
    transportation.
        (6) ``Northeast Corridor'' means Connecticut, Delaware, the 
    District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, 
    Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
        (7) ``rail carrier'' means a person, including a unit of State 
    or local government, providing rail transportation for compensation.
        (8) ``rate'' means a rate, fare, or charge for rail 
    transportation.
        (9) ``regional transportation authority'' means an entity 
    established to provide passenger transportation in a region.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 900; Pub. L. 105-
134, title IV, Sec. 407, Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2586.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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24102(1)..............................  45:502(1).                       Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, Sec.
                                                                          103(1
), 84 Stat. 1328; restated Sept.
                                                                          29, 1
979, Pub. L. 96-73, Secs.
                                                                          103(a
), 104, 93 Stat. 537, 538.
                                        45:502(2).                       Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, 84 Stat.
                                                                          1327,
 Sec.  103(2); added Aug. 13,
                                                                          1981,
 Pub. L. 97-35, Sec.  1173(2), 95
                                                                          Stat.
 689.
                                        45:502(3).                       Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, 84 Stat.
                                                                          1327,
 Sec.  103(3); added Nov. 3,
                                                                          1973,
 Pub. L. 93-146, Sec.  2(2), 87
                                                                          Stat.
 548; restated Sept. 29, 1979,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 96-73, Secs.   103(a), 104, 93
                                                                          Stat.
 537, 538; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L.
                                                                          97-35
, Sec.  1173(1), 95 Stat. 689;
                                                                          Apr. 
7, 1986, Pub. L. 99-272, Sec.
                                                                          4012,
 100 Stat. 109.
                                        45:502(6), (7), (10), (12),      Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, Sec.
                                         (14), (18).                      103(4
)-(7), (10), (12), (14)-(18), 84
                                                                          Stat.
 1328; restated Sept. 29, 1979,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 96-73, Secs.   103(a), 104, 93
                                                                          Stat.
 537, 538, 539; Aug. 13, 1981,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 97-35, Sec.  1173(1), 95 Stat.
                                                                          689; 
Oct. 27, 1992, Pub. L. 102-533,
                                                                          Sec. 
 8(1), 106 Stat. 3519.
24102(2)..............................  45:502(4).
24102(3)..............................  45:502(5).
24102(4)..............................  45:502(8).                       Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, 84 Stat.
                                                                          1327,
 Sec.  103(8), (9); added Aug.
                                                                          13, 1
981, Pub. L. 97-35, Sec.
                                                                          1173(
3), 95 Stat. 689.
24102(5)..............................  45:502(9).
24102(6)..............................  45:502(11).                      Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, Sec.
                                                                          103(1
1), 84 Stat. 1328; Nov. 3, 1973,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 93-146, Sec.  2(1), 87 Stat.
                                                                          548; 
restated Sept. 29, 1979, Pub. L.
                                                                          96-73
, Secs.   103(a), 104, 93 Stat.
                                                                          537, 
539; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97-
                                                                          35, S
ec.  1173(1), (4), 95 Stat. 689.
24102(7)..............................  45:502(13).                      Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, 84 Stat.
                                                                          1327,
 Sec.  103(13); added Oct. 27,
                                                                          1992,
 Pub. L. 102-533, Sec.  8(2), 106
                                                                          Stat.
 3519.
                                        45:851(c).                       Feb. 5
, 1976, Pub. L. 94-210, Sec.
                                                                          701(c
), 90 Stat. 120.
24102(8)..............................  45:502(14).
24102(9)..............................  (no source).
24102(10).............................  45:502(15).
24102(11).............................  45:502(16).
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    In clause (1), before subclause (A), the text of 45:502(1), (2), and 
(10) is omitted as surplus. The text of 45:502(6), (7), (12), (14), and 
(18) is omitted because the complete names of the Performance Evaluation 
Center, Interstate Commerce Commission, Railroad Safety System Program, 
Technical Assistance Panel, and Secretary of Transportation are used the 
first time the terms appear in a section. The words ``characterized by 
transportation'' are omitted as surplus.
    In clause (3), the text of 45:502(5)(A) and the words ``on and after 
October 1, 1979'' are omitted as obsolete. Reference to 45:564(e) is 
omitted as obsolete because 45:564(e) was repealed by section 1183(d) of 
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35, 95 
Stat. 697).
    In clauses (4) and (10), the words ``authority, corporation, or 
other'' are omitted as surplus.
    In clause (4), the words ``and includes the Metropolitan 
Transportation Authority, the Connecticut Department of Transportation, 
the Maryland Department of Transportation the Southeastern Pennsylvania 
Transportation Authority, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, the 
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Port Authority Trans-
Hudson Corporation, any successor agencies, and any entity created by 
one or more such agencies for the purpose of operating'' are omitted as 
surplus.
    In clause (5), the words ``whether within or across the geographical 
boundaries of a State'' are omitted as surplus.
    Clause (9) is added to eliminate repetition of the words ``fares or 
charges'' throughout this part.

                       References in Text

    Section 4 of the Amtrak Improvement Act of 1978, referred to in par. 
(2), is section 4 of Pub. L. 95-421, which was set out as a note under 
section 521 of Title 45, Railroads, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-272, 
Sec. 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379.
    Section 24705 of this title, referred to in par. (2), was repealed 
by Pub. L. 105-134, title I, Sec. 104, Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2573.


                               Amendments

    1997--Pars. (2) to (6). Pub. L. 105-134, Sec. 407(1), (2), 
redesignated pars. (3) to (7) as (2) to (6), respectively, and struck 
out former par. (2) which read as follows: `` `avoidable loss' means the 
avoidable costs of providing rail passenger transportation, less revenue 
attributable to the transportation, as determined by the Interstate 
Commerce Commission under section 553 of title 5.''
    Par. (7). Pub. L. 105-134, Sec. 407(2), (3), redesignated par. (8) 
as (7) and inserted ``, including a unit of State or local government,'' 
after ``means a person''. Former par. (7) redesignated (6).
    Pars. (8) to (10). Pub. L. 105-134, Sec. 407(2), redesignated pars. 
(8) to (10) as (7) to (9), respectively.
    Par. (11). Pub. L. 105-134, Sec. 407(1), struck out par. (11) which 
read as follows: `` `route and service criteria' means the criteria and 
procedures for making route and service decisions established under 
section 404(c)(1)-(3)(A) of the Rail Passenger Service Act.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 42 section 12131.
