Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 45 : Section 1009


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1009. Expedited proceedings

      (a) The Commission shall give all proceedings involving the Rock
    Island Railroad preference over all other pending proceedings
    related to rail carriers and make all of its decisions at the
    earliest practicable time.
      (b) The Commission shall, within 100 days of the filing of an
    application (or such shorter period as the court may set) pursuant
    to section 915 of this title, reach a decision on all proceedings
    filed after January 1, 1980, which involve a sale, transfer or
    lease of any line of the Rock Island Railroad to a solvent carrier.



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