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PUBLIC LAW 96-448—OCT. 14, 1980

competitive practice that is unfair, destructive, predatory, or otherwise undermines competition. SURPLUS PROPERTY Consolidated Rail Corporation, contract authority.

SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Consolidated Rail Corporation shdl be considered a Federal agency for the sole purpose of Department of the Army Regulations 735-5, paragraph 1-16. Such Corporation may enter into a contract under the authori^ granted by this section only when it determines that the safely of the public so requires. STUDY OF ALASKA RAILROAD RATES

Ante, p. 1898.

SEC. 709. Within 6 months after the effective date of this Act, the Interstate Commerce Commission shall commence and complete a study to determine whether the rates charged by the Alaska Railroad pursuant to ICC-ARR Freight Tariffs 4108 and 4109 (as supplemented by supplements 1-4) would, if such rates had been entered into after the effective date of this Act, have constituted a violation of section 10701a(c)(l) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act. To the extent feasible, such study shall be coordinated with the study by the State of Alaska in progress on the effective date of this Act. EFFECTIVE DATES

49 USC 10101 note.

SEC. 710. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1980. (b) Section 206 of this Act shall take effect on January 1, 1981. (c) Section 218(b) of this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1983. (d) Section 701 of this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. Approved October 14, 1980.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-1035 accompanying H.R. 7235 (Comm. on Interstate and Foreign Commerce) and No. 96-1430 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 96-470 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): Apr. 1, considered and passed Senate. Apr. 3, Senate considered and agreed to an amendment. June 25, 26, 30, July 2, 24, Sept. 5, 9, H.R. 7235 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 1946, amended, passed in lieu. Sept. 18, Senate agreed to House amendment with amendments. Sept. 30, House and Senate agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 16, No. 42: Oct. 14, Presidential statement.

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