222.85 DEFINITIONS.
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222.85 DEFINITIONS.
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Subdivision 1. Scope.
For the purposes of sections 222.85 to 222.88 , the following terms have the meanings given them in this section.
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Subd. 2. Acquiring carrier.
"Acquiring carrier" means a business entity that acquires by purchase, lease, or other device a line of railroad, except carriers acquiring an abandoned line, with the intent of operating it for the purpose of continuing the commercial transportation of goods or passengers over the line.
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Subd. 3.
[Renumbered subd 5]
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Subd. 4. Divesting carrier.
"Divesting carrier" means a common carrier or business entity engaged in transportation of goods by rail that divests a line of railroad by sale, lease, or other device.
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Subd. 5. Labor organization.
"Labor organization" has the meaning given it in the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, United States Code, title 29, section 402, and certified under the Railway Labor Act, United States Code, title 45, sections 151 to 163.