45 USC § 661 - Definitions

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title: "45 USC § 661 - Definitions"
title_number: 45
title_name: "RAILROADS"
section_number: "661"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "EMERGENCY RAIL SERVICES"
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last_updated: "2024-06-14"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–663, § 2, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1975; Pub. L. 104–88, title III, § 325(1), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 951.)"
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# § 661. Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter—

**(1)** “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.

**(2)** “Board” means the Surface Transportation Board.

**(3)** “Railroad” means any rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV of title 49.

**(4)** “Certificate” means certificates issued by trustees of a railroad pursuant to subsection 77(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–663, § 2, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1975; Pub. L. 104–88, title III, § 325(1), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 951.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 77(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Act, referred to in par. (4), was classified to section 205(c)(3) of former Title 11, Bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy Act (, ) was repealed effective , by , §§ 401(a), 402(a), , , section 101 of which enacted revised Title 11. For current provisions relating to railroad reorganization, see subchapter IV (§ 1161 et seq.) of chapter 11 of Title 11.

### Amendments

1995—Par. (2). , added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “ ‘Commission’ means the Interstate Commerce Commission.”

Par. (3). , substituted “rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV of title 49” for “common carrier by railroad subject to part I of the Interstate Commerce Act ()”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1995 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Transportation.

### Short Title

> “That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970’.”

, , , provided: