    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 16 (Monday, April 19, 2004)]
    [Pages 570-571]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Executive Order 13334--Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a
    Dispute Between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
    and Its Conductors Represented by the United Transportation Union

    April 10, 2004

        A dispute exists between the Southeastern Pennsylvania
    Transportation Authority, and its conductors represented by the United
    Transportation Union.
        The dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of
    the Railway Labor Act, as amended, 45 U.S.C. 151-188 (the ``Act'').

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        A party empowered by the Act has requested that the President
    establish an emergency board pursuant to section 9A of the Act (45
    U.S.C. 159a).
        Section 9A(c) of the Act provides that the President, upon such
    request, shall appoint an emergency board to investigate and report on
    the dispute.
        Now, Therefore, by the authority vested in me as President by the
    Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 9A of
    the Act, it is hereby ordered as follows:
        Section 1. Establishment of Emergency Board (``Board''). There is
    established, effective April 12, 2004, a Board of three members to be
    appointed by the President to investigate and report on this dispute. No
    member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization
    of railroad employees or any carrier. The Board shall perform its
    functions subject to the availability of funds.
        Sec. 2. Report. The Board shall report to the President with respect
    to this dispute within 30 days of its creation.
        Sec. 3. Maintaining Conditions. As provided by section 9A(c) of the
    Act, from the date of the creation of the Board and for 120 days
    thereafter, no change in the conditions out of which the dispute arose
    shall be made by the parties to the controversy, except by agreement of
    the parties.
        Sec. 4. Records Maintenance. The records and files of the Board are
    records of the Office of the President and upon the Board's termination
    shall be maintained in the physical custody of the National Mediation
    Board.
        Sec. 5. Expiration. The Board shall terminate upon the submission of
    the report provided for in section 2 of this order.
                                                    George W. Bush
     The White House,
     April 10, 2004.

     [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 9:10 a.m., April 13,
    2004]

    Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on
    April 14.