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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:allows
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railroads to set rates with less government oversight
railroads to enter into contracts with shippers
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Act
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Rail_transportation_in_the_United_States
gptkb:1980_in_American_law
United States federal transportation legislation
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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October 14, 1980
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Staggers Rail Act
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Harley_O._Staggers
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gptkbp:publicLawNumber
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gptkb:Public_Law_96-448
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gptkbp:purpose
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deregulation of the American railroad industry
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gptkbp:reduces
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regulatory control of the Interstate Commerce Commission over railroads
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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improved rail service
increased railroad profitability
reduction in rail rates for shippers
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gptkbp:shortName
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gptkb:Staggers_Rail_Act_of_1980
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
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gptkbp:startDate
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October 1, 1980
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Deregulation_of_the_U.S._Airline_Industry
gptkb:Railroad_Regulation_in_the_United_States
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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