(A) the scope of the changes in the rail indus-
try, including the effect of mergers and development
of regional and short line railroads on competitive
access and rates;
(B) service to small and captive shippers;
(C) the financial health of the industry;
(D) the adequacy of capital investment;
(E) the location of system capacity constraints;
(F) the impact of other economic changes, such
as electric utility deregulation;
(G) the adequacy and appropriateness of the
existing regulatory structure and procedures, with
particular emphasis on identifying additional alter-
nate, less costly means to seek regulatory relief or
solve disputes;
(H) the potential impact on railroads and ship-
pers that may result from imposing various competi-
tive access proposals; and
(I) the Canadian experience with reciprocal
switching.
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Sur-
face Transportation Board, the Department of Agri-
culture, the Department of Justice, the Council of Eco-
nomic Advisors, and the National Economic Council.
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall complete the study
required by subsection (a) and report the findings of the
study to Congress within 1 year of the date of enactment
of this section.
SEC. 13. TITLE 49 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) REFERENCE TO TITLE 49 U.S.C.—Except as
otherwise provided, a reference in this section to an
amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision
is deemed to be a reference to a section or other provision
of title 49, United States Code.
(b) REPEAL OF 49 U.S.C. 307.—(1) Section 307
(Safety information and intervention in Interstate Com-
merce Commission proceedings), is repealed.
(2) Strike item 307 in the analysis of chapter 3.
(c) CORRECTION
OF OBSOLETE REFERENCE
TO
ICC.—Subsections (d)(1)(C) and (e) of section 333 (Re-
sponsibility for rail transportation unification and coordi-
nation projects) are amended by striking ‘‘Interstate Com-
merce Commission’’ and ‘‘Commission’’ each place the
words appear and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation
Board’’ and ‘‘Board’’, respectively.
(d) CORRECTION OF CHAPTER 53 ANALYSIS.—The
analysis for chapter 53 is amended by striking items 5310
and 5311 and inserting the following:
‘‘5310. Formula grants and loans for special needs of elderly individuals and
individuals with disabilities.
‘‘5311. Formula grants for other than urbanized areas.’’.
(e) CONFORMING SINGULAR AND PLURAL FORMS OF
TERM.—Section 5303 (Metropolitan planning) is amended
by striking ‘‘long-range plan’’ each place the words appear
and inserting ‘‘long-range transportation plan’’.
(f) REDESIGNATION OF DUPLICATE PROVISION.—
Effective June 9, 1998, section 3009 of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 356)
is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (i), strike ‘‘adding at the end
the following’’ and insert ‘‘redesignating subsection
(o) as subsection (q) and inserting a new subsection
(o) as follows’’.
(2) In subsection (j), strike ‘‘adding at the end
the following’’ and insert ‘‘adding after subsection
(o) (as added by this section) the following’’.
(g) REDESIGNATION OF DUPLICATE PROVISION.—
(1) Effective June 9, 1998, subsection (e) of section 5337
(as added by section 3028(b) of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 367) is redesignated
as subsection (f) of section 5337.
(h) 
PUNCTUATION
CORRECTION.—Section
5338(h)(5) is amended by striking ‘‘1999’’, ‘‘2000’’,
‘‘2001’’, ‘‘2002’’, and ‘‘2003’’, and inserting ‘‘1999,’’,
‘‘2000,’’, ‘‘2001,’’, ‘‘2002,’’, and ‘‘2003,’’, respectively.
(i) DELETION OF OBSOLETE REFERENCE.—Sections
5313(b) and 5314(a) are each amended by striking ‘‘5315,
5317, and 5322’’ and inserting ‘‘5315, and 5322’’.
(j) CORRECTION
OF
CASE.—Section 5903(a) is
amended by striking ‘‘person, To whom’’ and inserting
‘‘person, to whom’’.
(k) CORRECTION OF CROSS REFERENCE.—Section
10903(b)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘24706(c) of this
title’’ and inserting ‘‘24706(c) of this title before May 31,
1998’’.
(l) CLARIFICATION OF WORDING.—Section 13541(a)
is amended by striking ‘‘finds that’’ and all that follows,
and inserting ‘‘finds that the exemption is in the public
interest and that the application of that provision—
‘‘(1) is not necessary to carry out the transpor-
tation policy of section 13101; and
‘‘(2) is not needed to protect shippers from the
abuse of market power or that the transaction or
service is of limited scope.’’.
(m) CORRECTION OF PLACEMENT OF PROVISION.—
(1) Section 14704 (Rights and remedies of persons injured
by carriers or brokers) is amended as follows:
(A) In subsection (a)—
(i) strike ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘injured’’ and insert ‘‘EN-
FORCEMENT
OF ORDER.—A person injured’’;
and
(ii) move paragraph (2) to the end of sub-
section (b).
(B) In subsection (b), strike ‘‘LIABILITY AND
DAMAGES’’ and all that follows through ‘‘A carrier’’
and insert ‘‘LIABILITY AND DAMAGES.—(1) A car-
rier’’.
(2) Section 14705(c) is amended by striking
‘‘14704(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘14704(b)(2)’’.
(n) CORRECTION
OF OBSOLETE REFERENCES
TO
ICC.—(1) Subsection (b)(3) of section 24307 (Special
transportation) is amended by striking ‘‘Interstate Com-
merce Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Board’’.
(2) Section 24308 (Use of facilities and providing
services to Amtrak) is amended by striking ‘‘Interstate
Commerce Commission’’ and ‘‘Commission’’ each place
the words appear and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation
Board’’ and ‘‘Board’’, respectively.
(3) Section 24311 (Acquiring interests in property by
eminent domain) is amended by striking ‘‘Interstate Com-
merce Commission’’ and ‘‘Commission’’ each place the
words appear and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation
Board’’ and ‘‘Board’’, respectively.
(4) Section 24902 (Goals and requirements) is
amended by striking ‘‘Interstate Commerce Commission’’
and ‘‘Commission’’ each place the words appear and in-
serting ‘‘Surface Transportation Board’’ and ‘‘Board’’, re-
spectively.
(5) Section 24904 (General authority) is amended by
striking ‘‘Interstate Commerce Commission’’ and ‘‘Com-
mission’’ each place the words appear and inserting ‘‘Sur-
face Transportation Board’’ and ‘‘Board’’, respectively.
(o) DELETION OF OBSOLETE PROVISION.—Section
31112(d) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
(p) DELETION OF OBSOLETE REFERENCE.—Section
31132(7) (definition of ‘‘State’’) is amended by striking
‘‘31136 and 31140–31142’’ and inserting ‘‘31136, 31141,
and 31142’’.
(q) DELETION OF OBSOLETE REFERENCE.—Section
31304(2) is amended by striking ‘‘(except as allowed
under section 31302 of this title)’’.
SEC. 14. CORRECTIONS TO ICC REFERENCES IN CERTAIN
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Section 316 of the Packers and Stockyards Act,
1921 (7 U.S.C. 217), is amended by striking ‘‘Interstate
Commerce Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Trans-
portation Board’’.
(b) Section 406(a) of the Packers and Stockyards
Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 226), is amended by striking ‘‘Inter-
state Commerce Commission’’ and ‘‘commission’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Surface Transportation Board’’ and ‘‘Board’’, re-
spectively.
(c) Section 11 of the Perishable Agricultural Com-
modities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499k), is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Interstate Commerce Commission’’ and inserting
‘‘Surface Transportation Board’’.
(d) Section 203(j) of the Act of August 14, 1946 (re-
lating to the distribution and marketing of agricultural
products) (60 Stat 1082, 1087) (7 U.S.C. 1622(j)), is
amended by striking ‘‘Interstate Commerce Commission’’
and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Board’’.
(e) Section 1110(a)(2)(B) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a water carrier that holds
a certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit
issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a water carrier that held, on December 31, 1995,
a certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit
issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission (or a
water carrier that would have been required to obtain such
a certificate or permit under the law in effect on that
date)’’.
(f)(1) Section 1398 of title 28, United States Code,
is amended—
(A) by striking the section heading and
inserting—
‘‘§ 1398. Surface Transportation Board’s orders’’; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Interstate
Commerce Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface
Transportation Board’’.
(2) The analysis for chapter 87 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking item 1398 and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘1398. Surface Transportation Board’s orders.’’.
(g) Section 1108(f) of title 31, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion’’ and ‘‘Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Trans-
portation Board’’ and ‘‘Board’’, respectively.
(h) Section 3(a)(2) of Public Law 91–621 (33 U.S.C.
857–3) is amended by striking ‘‘Interstate Commerce
Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation
Board’’.
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