U.S.C. Title 45 - RAILROADS 45 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 45 - RAILROADS CHAPTER 22 - CONRAIL PRIVATIZATION SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1302 - Purposes From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§1302. Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to transfer the interest of the United States in the common stock of the Corporation to the private sector in a manner that provides for the long-term viability of the Corporation, provides for the continuation by the Corporation of its rail service in the Northeast and Midwest, provides for the protection of the public interest in a sound rail transportation system, and, to the extent not inconsistent with such purposes, secures the maximum proceeds to the United States.
(Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, §4003, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1893.)