Railroad Legal Issues and Resources (2015) / Chapter Skim
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7 INDEX OF LEGAL TOPICS AND ISSUES Page I
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8 3. STB's Authority to Exempt a Person, Class of Persons, or a 177 Transaction or Service The STB "shall exempt a person, class of persons, or a transaction or service whenever the Board finds that the application in whole or in part of a provision of this part…is not necessary to carry out the transportation policy of section 10101 of this title and…either…the transaction or service is of limited scope[]
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9 could file an appropriate abandonment application or petition for exemption that cured the "defects" in the current petition.11 b. Request to Authorize a Third Party or Adverse Abandonment 182 of a Line In Paulsboro Refining Company LLC–Adverse Abandonment–in Gloucester County, N.J.,12 Paulsboro Refining Company LLC (PRC)
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10 7. Judicial Approval of the Abandonment of a Line of a Railroad 187 Company Reorganizing in Bankruptcy Normally, the STB must authorize the abandonment of a railroad line, but in the case of a railroad company reorganizing in bankruptcy, the court may authorize an abandonment.17 8.
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11 Articles 191 1. Statutes Applicable to Grants of Rights-of-Way to Railroads 191 by the United States An article published by the Congressional Research Service, analyzing the 1875 General Railroad Right of Way Act (the 1875 Act)
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12 Statutes 197 D The National Trails System Act 197 1.
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13 Statute 200 2. The Tucker Act and Claims Against the United States 200 Claims by landowners of a taking of their property when an abandoned rail line is to be used as a recreational trail are heard by the Court of Federal Claims under the Tucker Act,35 with the U.S.
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