Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/695

 PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981

95 STAT. 669

"Sec. 711. Preemption. "Sec. 712. Factfinding panel. "Sec. 713. Authorization of appropriations. "Sec. 714. Arbitration.". REPEALS

SEC. 1144. (a)(1) Title V of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 771 et seq.), and the items in the table of contents of such Act relating to such title V, are repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal made by paragraph (1) of this subsection— (A) benefits accrued as of the effective date of thii^ subsection as a result of events that occurred wholly prior to October 1, 1981, shall be disbursed except as provided in paragraph (3); and (B) any dispute or controversy regarding such benefits shall be determined under the terms of the law in effect on the date the claim arose. (3) Benefits shall not be disbursed under paragraph (2)(A) unless the employee has filed a claim for such benefits within 90 days after the date of repeal; except that, with respect to a claim which is the subject of or is based upon any arbitration decision issued after the date of repeal, such 90-day period shall not commence until such arbitration decision is issued to the employee and the employee's representative; and no benefits shall be disbursed unless appropriations for such purposes are or become available. (4) The provisions of this subsection shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of enactment of this subtitle. 0)) Section 11 of the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act (45 U.S.C. 910) and section 107 of the Rock Island Transition and Employee Assistance Act (45 U.S.C. 1006) (relating to maintenance of certain employee lists) are repealed.

45 USC 771 "ote.

Effective date.

94 Stat. 402.

PART 4—TERMS OF LABOR ASSUMPTION Subpart A—Passenger Employees TRANSFER OF PASSENGER SERVICE EMPLOYEES

SEC. 1145. Title V of the Rail Passenger Service Act, as added by ^"te, p. 647. this subtitle, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: "SEC. 508. TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES.

"(a) Not later than May 1, 1982, Conrail, commuter authorities that intend to operate commuter service, and representatives of the various crafts or classes of employees of Conrail to be transferred to the commuter authorities shall enter into negotiations for an implementing agreement in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. "(b) Not later than May 1, 1982, Conrail, Amtrak Commuter, and representatives of the various crafts or classes of employees of Conrail to be transferred to Amtrak Commuter shall enter into negotiations for an implementing agreement in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. "(c) Such negotiations shall— "(1) determine the number of employees to be transferred to Amtrak Commuter or a commuter authority; "(2) identify the specific employees of Conrail to whom Amtrak Commuter or a commuter authority offers employment;

45 USC 588.

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