Staggers Rail Act of 1980

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Staggers_Rail_Act_of_1980
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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:allows railroads to enter into contracts with shippers
railroads to set rates
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Act
gptkbp:category gptkb:Rail_transportation_in_the_United_States
gptkb:1980_in_American_law
United States federal transportation legislation
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 14, 1980
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Staggers Rail Act of 1980
gptkbp:limitedAuthorityOf gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Harley_O._Staggers
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Pub.L._96–448
gptkbp:purpose deregulation of the American railroad industry
gptkbp:reducedRegulationOf freight railroads
gptkbp:resultedIn decline in railroad bankruptcies
improved rail service
increased railroad productivity
increased railroad profitability
reduction in rail rates for shippers
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Railroad_Regulation_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7