45 U.S.C. § 851
Section 851 · Repealed. Pub. L. 103272, 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Williams v. U. S. Railroad Retirement Board (1978)
Most recently applied in 56 Fed. Cl. 427 - Capital Properties, Inc. v. United States (April 2003)
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Section, Pub. L. 94–210, title VII, § 701, Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 119; Pub. L. 96–254, title II, § 205, May 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 412, specified powers and duties of National Railroad Passenger Corporation with respect to implementing the Northeast Corridor improvement project. See sections 24102, 24305, 24315, 24902, and 24904 of Title 49, Transportation.