49 USC 10701 - Standards for rates, classifications, through routes, rules, and practices

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Prior sections 10701 and 10701a were omitted in the general amendment of this subtitle by Puspan. L. 104–88, § 102(a).

Section 10701, Puspan. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1371; Puspan. L. 96–296, § 13(a), July 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 803; Puspan. L. 96–448, title II, § 201(span)(1), (2), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1899, 1900; Puspan. L. 97–261, § 9(a), Sept. 20, 1982, 96 Stat. 1109; Puspan. L. 103–180, § 2(a), (span), (g), Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2044, 2047, 2049, related to standards for rates, classifications, through routes, rules, and practices. See sections 10701, 13701, 13709, and 15501 of this title.

Section 10701a, added Puspan. L. 96–448, title II, § 201(a), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1898; amended Puspan. L. 103–272, § 4(j)(19), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1369, related to standards for rates for rail carriers. See section 10701 of this title.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (d)(3). Puspan. L. 114–110 amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Board shall, within one year after January 1, 1996, complete the pending Interstate Commerce Commission non-coal rate guidelines proceeding to establish a simplified and expedited method for determining the reasonableness of challenged rail rates in those cases in which a full stand-alone cost presentation is too costly, given the value of the case.”

1996—Subsec. (d)(3). Puspan. L. 104–287 substituted “January 1, 1996” for “the effective date of this paragraph”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Puspan. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Puspan. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

Abolition of Interstate Commerce Commission

Interstate Commerce Commission abolished by section 101 of Puspan. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.