In applying sections 1166, 1167, 1169, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, and 1174 of this title, the court and the trustee shall consider the public interest in addition to the interests of the debtor, creditors, and equity security holders.
(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2641.)