Special court
(8) “Special court” means the judicial panel established under section 209(b)(1) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 ( 45 U.S.C. 719(b)(1) ) or, with respect to any proceedings that arise or continue after the panel is abolished pursuant to section 209(b)(2) of such Act [ 45 U.S.C. 719(b)(2) ], the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Source
45 USC § 1104(8)
Scoping language
None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (chapter 20) of this section.