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[CITE: 49USC24103]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                        SUBTITLE V--RAIL PROGRAMS
 
                    PART C--PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
 
                          CHAPTER 241--GENERAL
 
Sec. 24103. Enforcement

    (a) General.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this 
subsection, only the Attorney General may bring a civil action for 
equitable relief in a district court of the United States when Amtrak or 
a rail carrier--
        (A) engages in or adheres to an action, practice, or policy 
    inconsistent with this part;
        (B) obstructs or interferes with an activity authorized under 
    this part;
        (C) refuses, fails, or neglects to discharge its duties and 
    responsibilities under this part; or
        (D) threatens--
            (i) to engage in or adhere to an action, practice, or policy 
        inconsistent with this part;
            (ii) to obstruct or interfere with an activity authorized by 
        this part; or
            (iii) to refuse, fail, or neglect to discharge its duties 
        and responsibilities under this part.

    (2) An employee affected by any conduct or threat referred to in 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, or an authorized employee 
representative, may bring the civil action if the conduct or threat 
involves a labor agreement.
    (b) Review of Discontinuance or Reduction.--A discontinuance of a 
route, a train, or transportation, or a reduction in the frequency of 
transportation, by Amtrak is reviewable only in a civil action for 
equitable relief brought by the Attorney General.
    (c) Venue.--Except as otherwise prohibited by law, a civil action 
under this section may be brought in the judicial district in which 
Amtrak or the rail carrier resides or is found.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 901.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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24103(a)..............................  45:547(a) (1st sentence less     Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, Sec.
                                         words between 13th-15th          307(a
) (1st sentence), (b), 84 Stat.
                                         commas).                         1333.
24103(b)..............................  45:547(a) (last sentence).       Oct. 3
0, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, 84 Stat.
                                                                          1327,
 Sec.  307(a) (last sentence);
                                                                          added
 Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97-35,
                                                                          Sec. 
 1179, 95 Stat. 693.
24103(c)..............................  45:547(a) (1st sentence words
                                         between 13th-15th commas),
                                         (b).
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    In subsections (a) and (b), the words ``may bring a civil action'', 
``may bring the civil action'', and ``in a civil action brought by'' are 
substituted for ``upon petition of'' and ``on petition of'' for 
consistency with rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 App. 
U.S.C.).
    In subsection (a)(1), before clause (A), the words ``Except as 
provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection'' are added for clarity. 
The word ``only'' is added for clarity. See National Railroad Passenger 
Corp. et al. v. National Association of Railroad Passengers, 414 U.S. 
453 (1974). In clauses (A) and (D)(i), the words ``the policies and 
purposes of'' are omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (a)(2), the word ``duly'' is omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (b), the words ``in any court'' are omitted as 
surplus.
    Subsection (c) is substituted for 45:547(a) (1st sentence words 
between 13th-15th commas) for consistency in the revised title and with 
other titles of the United States Code. The text of 45:547(b) is omitted 
as surplus.
