An Act to extend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act's reporting date, and for other purposes.
PL 93-488 (S.J.Res.250), enacted 10/26/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-488-OCT. 26, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
October 26, 1974 
[S. J, Res. 250] 
Public Law 93-
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To extend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act's reporting date, and for other 
purposes. 
45 u s e 701 
note. 
Regional Rail 
Reorganization 
Act of 1973, 
amendments. 
45 u s e 724. 
45 u s e 762. 
Rail services 
continuation sub-
sidies, eligibil-
ity. 
Whereas the Senate and Congress recently enacted major reorganiza-
tion legislation to prevent economic disaster in the area served 
by the Penn Central Railroad and six other bankrupt Class I 
railroads (Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, Public 
Law 93-236); and 
Whereas such legislation provided for the immediate establishment of 
a new entity, the United States Railway Association, to plan such 
reorganization and to adopt and release a "preliminary system 
plan" within 300 days after the enactment of the legislation, and 
to prepare and submit the "final system plan" to the directors of 
the Association within 420 days after enactment, pursuant to 
a funding authorization not to exceed $26,000,000; and 
Whereas, as a result of circumstances not within the control of the 
Congress or the United States Railway Association, the Associa-
tion was unable to commence full-scale operations until more than 
four months later than was contemplated in the legislation; and 
Whereas the Association will not be able to prepare reorganization 
plans for an efficient, adequate, safe, and reliable rail transporta-
tion system in the Midwest and Northeast region of the United 
States unless it is granted an additional 120 days in which to 
adopt the preliminary system plan and an additional 120 days in 
which to prepare the final system plan and authorization for 
funding for such additional period; and 
Whereas such legislation provided a system of rail service continua-
tion subsidies so that shippers and local and State governments 
could, on a matching basis with the Federal Government, con-
tinue rail service on selected lines within a State which might 
not otherwise continue to be operated; and 
Whereas confusion has been engendered by the failure to include in 
such legislation a definition of which rail services are eligible for 
such subsidies: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assemhted, That (a) section 207(a) (1) 
of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 985) is 
amended by striking the figure "300" in the first sentence thereof and 
substituting therefor the figure "420". 
(b) Section 207(c) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 
1973 (87 Stat. 985) is amended by striking the figure "420" in the 
first sentence thereof and substituting therefor the figure "540". 
(c) Section 214(c) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 
1973 (87 Stat. 985) is amended by strikinjr the figure "$26,000,000" 
and substituting therefor the figure "$40,000,000". 
(d) Section 402(c) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 
1973 (87 Stat. 985) is amended by inserting "(1)" before the first 
sentence thereof, redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) 
as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively, and by 
adding the following new paragraph: 
"(2) Rail freight services eligible for rail service continuation 
subsidies pursuant to subsection (b) of this section are— 
"(A) those rail services of railroads in reorganization in the 
region which the final system plan does not designate to be 
continued; 
"(B) those rail services in the region which have been at any 
time during the 5 year period prior to the date of enactment of 
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this Act, or which are subsequent to the date of enactment of 
this Act, owned, leased, or operated by a State agency or a local 
or regional transportation authority or with respect to which 
a State, a political subdivision thereof, or a local or regional 
transportation authority has invested at any time during the 
5 year period prior to the date of enactment of this Act, or 
invests subsequent to the date of enactment of this Act, sub-
stantial sums for improvement or maintenance of rail service; 
and 
"(C) those rail services in the region with respect to which 
the Commission issues a certificate of abandonment effective 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.", 
(e) The last sentence of section 403(a) of the Act is amended to 
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read: "Provided, 
however, That any rail service for which a State 
agency or local or regional transportation authority receives such 
loan is no longer eligible for a rail service continuation subsidy pur-
suant to section 402 of this title.". 
Ante, p. 1464. 
Approved October 26, 1974. 
Public Law 93-489 
AN ACT 
October 26, 1974 
To declare that certain federally owned lands are held by the United States 
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in trust for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Indian 
Reservation in North and South Dakota. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate avid House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That all right, title, 
Indians. 
and interest of the United States in and to land on the Lake Traverse ton sfo^ux'rribe'^^" 
Indian Reservation in North and South Dakota is hereby declared N. Dak.-s. Dak. 
to be held by the United States in trust for the Sisseton-Wahpeton 
^^""^^ ^" '^"'*-
Sioux Tribe described as follows, to wit: 
Description. 
(1) the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 16, 
township 123 north, range 53 west of the fifth principal meridian, 
county of Day, State of South Dakota, containing 40 acres, more 
or less, and 
(2) the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 4, 
township 123 north, range 51 west of the fifth principarmeridian, 
county of Roberts, State of South Dakota, containing 40 acres, 
more or less, and 
(3) the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the 
southwest quarter of section 15, township 126 north, range 52 west 
of the fifth principal meridian, county of Roberts, State of South 
Dakota, containing 10 acres, more or less, and 
(4) lots 13, 14, 15, and 16 of block 26, original plat of the town 
of Sisseton, county of Roberts, State of South Dakota, containing 
0.24 acre, more or less. 
This conveyance is subject to all valid existing rights-of-way of record. 
Right-of-way. 
SEC. 2. This conveyance is subject to the right of the United States an"Cse''of'certain 
to use and improve such portions of tracts numbered 1 and 2 as the lands. 
Secretary of the Interior may determine for so long as may be neces-
sary, but in no event to exceed 3 years. 
SEC. 3. The Indian Claims Commission is directed to determine in 
claims offset 
accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. ^^^'"'' "•^• 
1050), the extent to which the value of the title conveyed by this Act 
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should or should not be set off against any claim against the United 
States determined by the Commission. 
Approved October 26, 1974.