Public Law 94-210
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Public Law 94-210 is a 1976 U.S. federal statute, known as the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act, enacted to modernize, financially stabilize, and partially deregulate the nation’s railroad industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 94-210 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9829389 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 94-210 Context triple: [Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act, publicLawNumber, Public Law 94-210]
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Public Law 91-190
Public Law 91-190 is the formal designation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a foundational U.S. environmental law that established national environmental policies and the requirement for environmental impact assessments.
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Public Law 94-409
Public Law 94-409 is the formal designation of the U.S. Government in the Sunshine Act, a 1976 federal law that mandates greater transparency and open meetings for federal agencies.
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C.
Public Law 94-163
Public Law 94-163 is a 1975 United States federal statute that established a comprehensive national energy policy, including fuel economy standards and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, in response to the 1970s energy crisis.
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Public Law 94-412
Public Law 94-412 is the 1976 federal statute, known as the National Emergencies Act, that established procedures and limits for presidential declarations of national emergencies in the United States.
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E.
Public Law 94-200
Public Law 94-200 is the 1975 U.S. federal statute that enacted the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, requiring certain financial institutions to report mortgage lending data to help identify discriminatory lending patterns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 94-210 Target entity description: Public Law 94-210 is a 1976 U.S. federal statute, known as the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act, enacted to modernize, financially stabilize, and partially deregulate the nation’s railroad industry.
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A.
Public Law 91-190
Public Law 91-190 is the formal designation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a foundational U.S. environmental law that established national environmental policies and the requirement for environmental impact assessments.
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B.
Public Law 94-409
Public Law 94-409 is the formal designation of the U.S. Government in the Sunshine Act, a 1976 federal law that mandates greater transparency and open meetings for federal agencies.
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C.
Public Law 94-163
Public Law 94-163 is a 1975 United States federal statute that established a comprehensive national energy policy, including fuel economy standards and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, in response to the 1970s energy crisis.
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D.
Public Law 94-412
Public Law 94-412 is the 1976 federal statute, known as the National Emergencies Act, that established procedures and limits for presidential declarations of national emergencies in the United States.
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E.
Public Law 94-200
Public Law 94-200 is the 1975 U.S. federal statute that enacted the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, requiring certain financial institutions to report mortgage lending data to help identify discriminatory lending patterns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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railroad law ⓘ transportation law ⓘ |
| affects |
Interstate Commerce Commission
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United States railway rate regulation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
encouraging private investment in railroads
ⓘ
improving railroad service reliability ⓘ reducing regulatory burdens on railroads ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act ⓘ |
| amends | Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ |
| appliesTo | interstate rail carriers in the United States ⓘ |
| classification | Transportation and Public Works legislation ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 45 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateSigned | 1976-02-05 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 94th United States Congress ⓘ |
| era | post-1970s railroad deregulation era ⓘ |
| historicalContext | financial crisis of U.S. railroads in the 1970s ⓘ |
| introducedIn | United States Congress ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| officialName | Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
economic regulation
ⓘ
railroad industry ⓘ transportation policy ⓘ |
| precedes |
Staggers Rail Act of 1980
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linked to:
Staggers Rail Act
|
| providesFor |
federal financial assistance to railroads
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rehabilitation of rail facilities ⓘ restructuring of railroads in the Northeast and Midwest ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 94-210 ⓘ |
| purpose |
financially stabilize the U.S. railroad industry
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modernize the U.S. railroad industry ⓘ partially deregulate the U.S. railroad industry ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
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linked to:
Consolidated Rail Corporation
Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 ⓘ |
| sector |
freight rail transportation
ⓘ
passenger rail transportation ⓘ |
| shortName | 4R Act ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Gerald R. Ford
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linked to:
Gerald Ford
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| signingPresident |
Gerald R. Ford
ⓘ
linked to:
Gerald Ford
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| statutesAtLargeCitation | 90 Stat. 31 ⓘ |
| subject |
railroad finance
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railroad regulation ⓘ railroad revitalization ⓘ |
| title | An Act to provide for the restoration, maintenance, and improvement of the physical facilities and financial stability of the railroads of the United States, and for other purposes ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1976 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 94-210 Description of subject: Public Law 94-210 is a 1976 U.S. federal statute, known as the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act, enacted to modernize, financially stabilize, and partially deregulate the nation’s railroad industry.
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