Preference for preserving buildings of historic or architectural significance
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/us/usc/t49/s5567
Title
49 — Transportation
Chapter
STIII/CH55
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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Amtrak shall give preference to the use of rail passenger terminal facilities that will preserve buildings of historic or architectural significance.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 854.)
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
556749 App.:1653(i)(7).Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, 80 Stat. 931, § 4(i)(7); added Oct. 28, 1974, Pub. L. 93–496, §§ 6, 15, 88 Stat. 1530, 1533; Feb. 5, 1976, Pub. L. 94–210, § 707(3), 90 Stat. 125; May 30, 1980, Pub. L. 96–254, § 206(a), 94 Stat. 412.
The word “Amtrak” is substituted for “The National Railroad Passenger Corporation” for consistency in the revised title. The words “rail passenger terminal” are substituted for “station” for consistency in this chapter. The word “or” is substituted for “and” for consistency with the source provisions being restated in section 5562(a)(3) of the revised title.
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