TAX PAYMENTS TO STATES SEC. 605. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no railroad in reorganization shall withhold from any State, or any political subdivision thereof, the payment of the portion of any tax owed by such railroad to such State or subdivision, which portion has been collected by such railroad from any tenant thereof. (b) Any railroad which violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section by withholding any portion of a tax referred to in such subsection shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each such violation. RAILROAD REVITALIZATION AND REGULATORY REFORM ACT OF 1976 (as amended through 1976) AN ACT To improve the quality of rail services in the United States through regulatory reform, coordination of rail services and facilities, and rehabilitation and improvement financing, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act, divided into titles and sections according to the following table of contents, may be cited as the "Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976": TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE I-GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 101. Declaration of policy. Sec. 102. Definitions. TITLE II-RAILROAD RATES 1 Sec. 201. Expeditious divisions of revenues. Sec. 202. Railroad ratemaking. Sec. 203. Tariff modifications. Sec. 204. Investigation of discriminatory freight rates for the transportation of recyclable or recycled materials. Sec. 205. Adequate revenue levels. Sec. 206. Rate incentives for capital investment. Sec. 207 Exemptions from Interstate Commerce Act. Sec. 208. Rate bureaus. Sec. 209. Filing procedures. Sec. 210. Intrastate railroad rate proceedings. Sec. 211. Demurrage charges. Sec. 212. Car service compensation and practices. TITLE III-REFORM OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION Sec. 301. Access to information by congressional committees. Sec. 302. Effective date of orders of the Commission. Sec. 303. Commission hearing and appellate procedure. Sec. 304. Office of Rail Public Counsel. Sec. 305. Reform of rules of practice before the Commission. Sec. 306. Prohibiting discriminatory tax treatment of transportation property. Sec. 307. Uniform cost and revenue accounting system. Sec. 308. Securities. Sec. 309. Rail Services Planning Office. Sec. 310. Equitable distribution of cars for unit train service. Sec. 311. Appropriations request. Sec. 312. Law revision. TITLE IV-MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS Sec. 401. Responsibilities of the Secretary. Sec. 402. Merger procedure. Sec. 403. Expedited railroad merger procedure. 79-701 O-77-7 (93) |