expedited proceedings

expedited proceedings Sec. 111. (a) The Commission shall give all proceedings involving the Rock Island Railroad preference over all other pending proceedings related to rail carriers and make all of its decisions at the earliest practicable time. (b) The Commission shall, within 100 days of the filing of an application (or such shorter period as the court may set) pursuant to section 17 of the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act (45 U.S.C. 915), reach a decision on all proceedings filed after January 1, 1980, which involve a sale, transfer or lease of any line of the Rock Island Railroad to a solvent carrier. [45 U.S.C. 1009]