Title 45 of the U.S. Code § 1302 - Purposes
Full text of § 1302 from Title 45 of the United States Code.
§ 1302. Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to transfer the interest of the United States in the common stock of the Corporation to the private sector in a manner that provides for the long-term viability of the Corporation, provides for the continuation by the Corporation of its rail service in the Northeast and Midwest, provides for the protection of the public interest in a sound rail transportation system, and, to the extent not inconsistent with such purposes, secures the maximum proceeds to the United States.
(Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, §4003, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1893.)
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