Public Law 94-210

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Public Law 94-210 is a 1976 U.S. federal statute, known as the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act, enacted to modernize, financially stabilize, and partially deregulate the nation’s railroad industry.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
railroad law
transportation law
affects Interstate Commerce Commission NERFINISHED
United States railway rate regulation
aimedAt encouraging private investment in railroads
improving railroad service reliability
reducing regulatory burdens on railroads
alsoKnownAs Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act NERFINISHED
amends Interstate Commerce Act NERFINISHED
appliesTo interstate rail carriers in the United States
classification Transportation and Public Works legislation
codifiedIn Title 45 of the United States Code NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateSigned 1976-02-05
enactedBy 94th United States Congress NERFINISHED
era post-1970s railroad deregulation era
historicalContext financial crisis of U.S. railroads in the 1970s
introducedIn United States Congress NERFINISHED
jurisdiction federal
language English
legalForm public law
officialName Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 NERFINISHED
policyArea economic regulation
railroad industry
transportation policy
precedes Staggers Rail Act of 1980 NERFINISHED
providesFor federal financial assistance to railroads
rehabilitation of rail facilities
restructuring of railroads in the Northeast and Midwest
publicLawNumber 94-210 NERFINISHED
purpose financially stabilize the U.S. railroad industry
modernize the U.S. railroad industry
partially deregulate the U.S. railroad industry
relatedTo Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) NERFINISHED
Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 NERFINISHED
sector freight rail transportation
passenger rail transportation
shortName 4R Act NERFINISHED
signedBy Gerald R. Ford NERFINISHED
signingPresident Gerald R. Ford NERFINISHED
statutesAtLargeCitation 90 Stat. 31
subject railroad finance
railroad regulation
railroad revitalization
title An Act to provide for the restoration, maintenance, and improvement of the physical facilities and financial stability of the railroads of the United States, and for other purposes NERFINISHED
yearEnacted 1976

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