References in Text
The Bankruptcy Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is [act July 1, 1898, ch. 541], [30 Stat. 544], which was classified generally to former Title 11, Bankruptcy. The Act was repealed effective Oct. 1, 1979, by [Pub.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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title of 1978 Amendment
[Pub. L. 95–565, § 1], Nov. 1, 1978, [92 Stat. 2397], provided: “That this Act [amending sections 726, 747, and 825 of this title and section 975 of Title 43, Public Lands, and enacting provision set out as a note under section 975 of Title 43] may be cited as the ‘United States Railway Association Amendments Act of 1978’.”
Short Title of 1976 Amendment
[Pub. L. 94–555, title II, § 201], Oct. 19, 1976, [90 Stat. 2616], provided that: “This title [amending sections 702, 711, 716, 720, 721, 743, 744, 771, 774, 775, 779, 823, 824, 825, 826, 829, 831, and 854 of this title, section 960 of Title 20, Education, sections 1a, 5, 5c, 13, 15, 17, 22, 26c, and 1653 of former Title 49, Transportation, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 80a–3 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and sections 1a and 1654 of former Title 49] may be cited as the ‘Rail Amendments of 1976’.”
Short Title of 1975 Amendment
[Pub. L. 94–5, § 1], Feb. 28, 1975, [89 Stat. 7], provided: “That this Act [enacting section 794 of this title and amending sections 712, 715, 716, 717, 721, 723, 725, and 743 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Regional Rail Reorganization Act Amendments of 1975’.”
Short Title
[Pub. L. 93–236, § 1], Jan. 2, 1974, [87 Stat. 985], provided in part that this Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 856 of former Title 31, Money and Finance, and section 1(16) of former Title 49, Transportation], may be cited as the “Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973”.
Separability
[Pub. L. 93–236, title VI, § 604], Jan. 2, 1974, [87 Stat. 1023], provided that: “If any provision of this Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 856 of former Title 31, Money and Finance, and section 1(16) of former Title 49, Transportation] or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.”