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49 U.S.C. § 24701

National rail passenger transportation system

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

Transportation & Motor Vehicles
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49 U.S.C. § 24701, National rail passenger transportation system, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490519
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Amtrak shall operate a national rail passenger transportation system which ties together existing and emergent regional rail passenger service and other intermodal passenger service.

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-134(S. 738)1997-12-02
    Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally