49 U.S.C. § 28502

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 28502 - Surface Transportation Board mediation of trackage use requests

If, after a reasonable period of negotiation, a public transportation authority cannot reach agreement with a rail carrier to use trackage of, and have related services provided by, the rail carrier for purposes of commuter rail passenger transportation, the public transportation authority or the rail carrier may apply to the Board for nonbinding mediation. The Board shall conduct the nonbinding mediation in accordance with the mediation process of section 1109.4 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this section.

49 U.S.C. § 28502

Added Pub. L. 110-432, div. B, title IV, §401(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4955.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTThe date of enactment of this section, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110-432 which was approved Oct. 16, 2008.

Board
the term "Board" means the Surface Transportation Board;
public transportation authority
the term "public transportation authority" means a local governmental authority (as defined in section 5302) established to provide, or make a contract providing for, commuter rail passenger transportation;
rail carrier
the term "rail carrier" means a person, other than a governmental authority, providing common carrier railroad transportation for compensation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under chapter 105;
trackage
the term "trackage" means a railroad line of a rail carrier, including a spur, industrial, team, switching, side, yard, or station track, and a facility of a rail carrier.