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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 enter into contracts with shippers
railroads to set rates without Interstate Commerce Commission approval
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Act
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:Public_Law_96-448
94 Stat. 1895
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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October 14, 1980
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gptkbp:effect
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improved rail service
increased railroad profitability
reduced rates for shippers
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:fullTitle
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An Act to reform the economic regulation of railroads, to ensure the continuation of a sound rail transportation system, and for other purposes.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Staggers Rail Act (1980)
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Harley_O._Staggers
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gptkbp:purpose
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deregulation of the American railroad industry
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gptkbp:reducedRegulationBy
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gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Railroad_Revitalization_and_Regulatory_Reform_Act_of_1976
Motor Carrier Act of 1980
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
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gptkbp:subjectArea
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gptkb:rail_transport
deregulation
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:American_railroads
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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