New England Railroad Improvement Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] New England Railroad Improvement Act of 1979 - Title I: Findings, Purpose, and Definitions - Declares that the purposes of this Act are to: (1) designate an Interstate Railroad System to serve the New England States; (2) organize an Administration of the Department of Transportation to acquire and restructure the rail lines included in such system; (3) require minimum maintenance standards for such lines; (4) establish rights of access by rail carriers to rail lines they do not own; and (5) provide Federal funding to the Administration and to States for the rehabilitation of rail lines. Title II: Interstate Railroad System - Requires each railroad company to supply the Secretary of Transportation with specified information regarding its lines. Stipulates that the Initial Interstate System as established by this Act shall consist of: (1) all rail lines operated in the United States by railroad companies; (2) all rail lines within the United States which are owned or controlled by domestic railroad companies which are out of service (except abandoned or discontinued lines as authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission; and (3) rail lines outside the United States which are opera…