45 U.S.C. § 801
Declaration of policy
United States · Title 45 — RAILROADS · Status: effective
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- 45 U.S.C. § 801, Declaration of policy, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487294
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The purpose of this Act and chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, is to provide the means to rehabilitate and maintain the physical facilities, improve the operations and structure, and restore the financial stability of the railway system of the United States, and to promote the revitalization of such railway system, so that this mode of transportation will remain viable in the private sector of the economy and will be able to provide energy-efficient, ecologically compatible transportation services with greater efficiency, effectiveness, and economy, through—
The policy of this Act and chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, is to—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act