§1015. Directed service

(a) In the event agreement cannot be reached between any railroad subject to section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, or subchapter IV of chapter 11 of title 11, which has ceased to provide passenger commuter service over any line of the railroad and any party desiring to provide commuter service, the Commission shall order directed service, for the 3-year period beginning on May 30, 1980, over any passenger commuter line of the railroad that was in operation on March 1, 1980, if the directed service carrier agrees to provide such service without payment under section 11125(b)(5) of title 49. If the parties are unable to agree on compensation, the trustee of the railroad shall receive compensation for the property and facilities of the railroad on terms determined by the Commission to be reasonable.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a passenger commuter line of any railroad over which directed service is provided pursuant to this section may not be abandoned, and service over such line may not be discontinued, during the period of such directed service.

( Pub. L. 96–254, title I, §120, May 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 408 ; Pub. L. 97–216, title I, §101, July 18, 1982, 96 Stat. 188 .)

References in Text

Section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, referred to in subsec. (a), was classified to section 205 of former Title 11, Bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy Act (act July 1, 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544 , as amended) was repealed effective Oct. 1, 1979, by Pub. L. 95–598, §§401(a), 402(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2682 , section 101 of which enacted revised Title 11. For current provisions relating to railroad reorganization, see subchapter IV (§1161 et seq.) of chapter 11 of Title 11.

Amendments

1982-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–216, §101(1), substituted "cannot be reached between any railroad subject to section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, or subchapter IV of chapter 11 of title 11, which has ceased to provide passenger commuter service over any line of the railroad" for "cannot be reached between the Rock Island Railroad", "3-year" for "2-year", and "railroad" for "Rock Island Railroad" wherever appearing.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–216, §101(2), substituted "any railroad" for "the Rock Island Railroad".