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222.85 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 222.85 to 222.88, the following terms
have the meanings given them in this section.
Subd. 2. Acquiring carrier. "Acquiring carrier" means a business entity that acquires by
purchase, lease, or other device a line of railroad, except carriers acquiring an abandoned line,
with the intent of operating it for the purpose of continuing the commercial transportation of
goods or passengers over the line.
Subd. 3.[Renumbered subd 5]
Subd. 4. Divesting carrier. "Divesting carrier" means a common carrier or business entity
engaged in transportation of goods by rail that divests a line of railroad by sale, lease, or other
device.
Subd. 5. Labor organization. "Labor organization" has the meaning given it in the
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, United States Code, title 29, section 402, and
certified under the Railway Labor Act, United States Code, title 45, sections 151 to 163.
History: 1988 c 676 s 1
Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 222.85 to 222.88, the following terms
have the meanings given them in this section.
Subd. 2. Acquiring carrier. "Acquiring carrier" means a business entity that acquires by
purchase, lease, or other device a line of railroad, except carriers acquiring an abandoned line,
with the intent of operating it for the purpose of continuing the commercial transportation of
goods or passengers over the line.
Subd. 3.[Renumbered subd 5]
Subd. 4. Divesting carrier. "Divesting carrier" means a common carrier or business entity
engaged in transportation of goods by rail that divests a line of railroad by sale, lease, or other
device.
Subd. 5. Labor organization. "Labor organization" has the meaning given it in the
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, United States Code, title 29, section 402, and
certified under the Railway Labor Act, United States Code, title 45, sections 151 to 163.
History: 1988 c 676 s 1
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