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 93 STAT. 746

PUBLIC LAW 96-101—NOV. 4, 1979 DIRECTED SERVICE

45 USC 916. 92 Stat. 1423.

SEC. 18. Until April 1, 1981, the provisions of this Act shall be in lieu of any directed service on any line of the Milwaukee Railroad under section 11125 of title 49 of the United States Code. APPLICABILITY OF NEPA

45 USC 917. note

SEC 19. The provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act ^^^^^ ^°^ apply to transactions carried out pursuant to this Act. AUTHORITY OF THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

45 USC 918.

45 USC 362.

SEC 20. (a) The Board may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out its duties under this Act. (b) In carrying out its duties under this Act, the Board may exercise such of the powers, duties, and remedies provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 12 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS

45 USC 919.

Report to Congress.

SEC 21. (a) Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall publish, and make available for distribution by the Milwaukee Railroad to all its employees, a document which describes in detail the rights of such employees under sections 8, 9,10,11, and 12 of this Act. (b) During the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit a report to the Congress every 6 months describing its activities under this Act. CONTINUATION OF SERVICE

45 USC 920.

SEC 22. (a) Until the occurrence of an event described in subsection (b) of this section, the Milwaukee Railroad (1) shall maintain its entire railroad system, as it existed on October 15, 1979, (2) shall continue no less than the regular level of service provided by it as of that date, and (3) shall not embargo traffic (other than when necessitated by acts of God or safety requirements) or abandon or discontinue service over any part of its railroad system. (b) The Milwaukee Railroad shall comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section until— (1) an employee or employee-shipper ownership plan is not submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission within the time period prescribed under section 6(a) of this Act; (2) the proposed plan is found by the Commission not to be feasible or the Commission does not act within 30 days; (3) the proposed plan is found by the bankruptcy court not to be fair and equitable to the estate of the Milwaukee Railroad; or (4) the plan is not implemented within the time period prescribed under section 6(c) of this Act. AMENDMENT TO THE REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1973

SEC 23. Section 211(d) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 721(d)) is amended by striking out paragraph (2) and the sentence following that paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(2) increase the principal amount of such loan to such railroad, in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000, only if the Associ-

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