UNIFIED TREATMENT OF FAMILIES OF RAILROAD CARRIERS.

SEC. 407. UNIFIED TREATMENT OF FAMILIES OF RAILROAD CARRIERS. Section 20102(3), as redesignated by section 2(b) of this division, is amended to read as follows:“(3) ‘railroad carrier’ means a person providing railroad transportation, except that, upon petition by a group of commonly controlled railroad carriers that the Secretary determines is operating within the United States as a single, integrated 122 STAT. 4887 rail system, the Secretary may by order treat the group of railroad carriers as a single railroad carrier for purposes of one or more provisions of part A, subtitle V of this title and implementing regulations and order, subject to any appropriate conditions that the Secretary may impose.”.