§ 28501 Definitions
§ 28502 Surface Transportation Board mediation of trackage use requests
§ 28503 Surface Transportation Board mediation of rights-of-way use requests
§ 28504 Applicability of other laws
§ 28505 Rules and regulations
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Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 49 > Subtitle V > Part E > Chapter 285 - Commuter Rail Mediation

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.