---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 269.17"
title: "49"
number: "269.17"
heading: "Cessation of service."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/269.17"
---

# §269.17. Cessation of service.

- (a) If an eligible petitioner awarded a route under this part ceases to operate the service or fails to fulfill its obligations under the contract required under [§ 269.13](/cfr/49/269.13.md), the Administrator, in collaboration with the Surface Transportation Board, shall take any necessary action consistent with [title 49](/cfr/49.md) of the United States Code to enforce the contract and ensure the continued provision of service, including the installment of an interim service and re-bidding the contract to operate the service.
- (b) In re-bidding the contract, the entity providing service must either be Amtrak or an eligible petitioner.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 11307, Pub. L. 114-94; 49 U.S.C. 24711; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 82 FR 31487, July 7, 2017, unless otherwise noted.