An Act to amend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to authorize additional appropriations for the United States Railway Association, and for other purposes.
PL 94-436 (H.R.13325), enacted 09/30/1976

90 STAT. 1398 
PUBLIC LAW 94-436—SEPT. 30, 1976 
Public Law 94-436 
94th Congress 
Sept. 30, 1976 
[H.R. 13325] 
Regional Rail 
Reorganization 
Act of 1973, 
amendment. 
45 u s e 743. 
Ante, p. 109. 
45 u s e 716. 
Ante, p. 98. 
An Act 
To amend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to authorize additional 
appropriations for the United States Railway Association, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate aind House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 214(c) 
of the Kegional Kail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 724(c)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
"(c) ASSOCIATION.—For the period beginning May 1, 1976, and 
ending September 30, 1977, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Association for purposes of carrying out its administrative 
expenses under this Act such sums as are necessary, not to exceed 
$20,000,000. Sums appropriated under this subsection are authorized 
to remain available until September 30, 1978.". 
SEC. 2. Section 206(d) (5) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act 
of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 716(d)(5)) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new sentence: "The Corporation, its Board of 
Directors, and its individual directors shall not be liable to any party, 
for money damages or in any other manner, solely by reason of the 
fact that the Corporation transferred property pursuant to section 303 
of this Act to meet the needs of commuter or intercity rail passenger 
service, except as otherwise provided with respect to the Corporation 
pursuant to section 303(c) (2) of this Act.". 
SEC. 3. The first sentence of section 303(c) (5) of the Regional Rail 
Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 743 (c) (5)) is amended to read 
as follows: "Whenever the special court, pursuant to section 303 (b) (1) 
of this title, orders the transfer or conveyance of rail properties— 
"(A) designated under section 206(c)(1)(C) or (D) of this 
Act, to the Corporation or any subsidiary thereof, the United 
States shall indemnify the Corporation against any costs or liabili-
ties imposed on the Corporation as the result of any judgment 
entered against the Corporation, with respect to such properties, 
under paragraph (2) of this subsection; and 
"(B) to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a profit-
able railroad operating in the region, a State, or any other 
responsible person (including a governmental entity), the United 
States shall indemnify such Corporation, railroad, State, or person 
against any costs or liabilities imposed thereon as the result of any 
judgment entered against such Corporation, railroad, State, or 
person under paragraph (3) of this subsection; 
plus interest on the amount of such judgment at such rate as is 
constitutionally required.". 
SEC. 4. Section 206(d) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 
1973 (45 U.S.C. 716(d)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new paragraph: 
"(7) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the options con-
veyed to the Corporation by railroads in reorganization, or railroads 
leased, operated, or controlled by a railroad in reorganization, with 
respect to the acquisition, on behalf of a State (or a local or regional 
transportation authority) of rail properties designated under section 
206(c) (1) (D) of this title, such options shall not be deemed to have 
expired prior to 7 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph. 
The exercise by the Corporation of any such option shall be effective 
if it is made, prior to the expiration of such 7-day period, in the manner 
prescribed in such options.". 
PUBLIC LAW 94-436—SEPT. 30, 1976 
90 STAT. 1399 
SEC. 5. Section 303(e) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 
1973 (45 U.S.C. 743(e)) is amended by adding "or which are made Ante, p. 84. 
at any time to carry out the purposes of title VII of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 or of section 601 (d) 
Ante, p. 119. 
of this Act" at the end of the second parenthetical expression between 
45 USC 791. 
"title" and the closing parenthesis. 
Approved September 30, 1976. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 94-1124 (Comm. on Interstate and Foreign Commerce). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-1194 (Comm. on Commerce). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, VoL 122 (1976): 
June 7, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 1, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Sept. 17, House concurred in Senate amendments, with amendments. 
Sept. 20, Senate concurred in House amendments.