{"data":{"id":"us/49-u.s.c.-24306","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 U.S.C. § 24306","heading":"Mail, express, and auto-ferry transportation","body":"(a) Actions To Increase Revenues.—Amtrak shall take necessary action to increase its revenues from the transportation of mail and express. To increase its revenues, Amtrak may provide auto-ferry transportation as part of the basic passenger transportation authorized by this part. (b) Authority of Others To Provide Auto-Ferry Transportation.—State and local laws and regulations that impair the provision of auto-ferry transportation do not apply to Amtrak or a rail carrier providing auto-ferry transportation. A rail carrier may not refuse to participate with Amtrak in providing auto-ferry transportation because a State or local law or regulation makes the transportation unlawful.","path":["Title 49—TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 243—AMTRAK"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc49@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:06Z","sha256":"d834b2c3269f0f27482dad9c84a378aae0a4c5c541bd36ab77ec8df992849a61","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-u.s.c.-24305","next":"us/49-u.s.c.-24307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}