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49 U.S.C. § 10702

Authority for rail carriers to establish rates, classifications, rules, and practices

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A rail carrier providing transportation or service subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part shall establish reasonable—(1) rates, to the extent required by section 10707, divisions of joint rates, and classifications for transportation and service it may provide under this part; and(2) rules and practices on matters related to that transportation or service.(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 810.)Editorial NotesPrior Provisions

A prior section 10702, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1372; Pub. L. 103–180, § 6(a), Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2050; Pub. L. 103–311, title II, § 206(a), Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1684, related to authority for carriers to establish rates, classifications, rules, and practices, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). See sections 10702 and 15502 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 42 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1979–2023 · leading case: Cent. & S. Motor Freight Tariff Ass'n v. United States, 757 F.2d 301 (D.C. Cir. 1985).
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Cent. & S. Motor Freight Tariff Ass'n v. United States, 757 F.2d 301 (D.C. Cir. 1985). · cites it 10× “at 561 (codified as amended and with some differences in language but without substantive change at 49 U.S.C. §§ 10702 (b), 10761(a), 10762(a)(1) (1982)).”
Burlington N. R.R. Co. v. Surface Transp. Bd. & the United States of Am., West Texas Utils. Co., Intervenor, 75 F.3d 685 (D.C. Cir. 1996). · cites it 4× “5; but see 49 U.S.C. § 10702 (a) (1995), amended by Termination Act § 102(a), 109 Stat.”
Friends of Eel River v. North Coast Ry. Auth., 399 P.3d 37 (Cal. 2017). “, § 10102(9).) As for the general outlines of the ICCTA, it requires carriers to establish reasonable rates, rules, and practices related to transportation or services ( 49 U.”
Granite State Concrete Co. v. Surface Transp. Bd., 417 F.3d 85 (1st Cir. 2005). · cites it 4× “MBRR petitions for review of the STB’s final order, which rejected MBRR’s claims 1) that Guilford unreasonably interfered with MBRR’s ability to service Granite State in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 10702 , and 2) that Guilford failed to meet its own service obligation to MBRR, in…”
North Am. Freight Car Ass'n v. Surface Transp. Bd., 529 F.3d 1166 (D.C. Cir. 2008). · cites it 4× “NAFCA petitions for review on the ground that BNSF’s charges violate three provisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA): 2 (1) 49 U.S.C. § 10702 (2), which requires that a railroad “establish reasonable .”
Ass'n of Irritated Residents v. Kern Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 225 Cal. Rptr. 3d 463 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2017). “( 49 U.S.C. §§ 10702 , 10741, 11101.) Also, the ICCTA prohibits rail carriers from improper obstruction of through traffic or freight, and prohibits state or local tax discrimination against rail property.”
Exel, Inc. v. S. Refrigerated Transp., Inc., 807 F.3d 140 (6th Cir. 2015). “1673 , 1684-85 (codified as amended as 49 U.S.C. §§ 10702 , 10762(a)(1) (1994)).”
Sassy Doll Creations, Inc. v. Watkins Motor Lines, Inc., 331 F.3d 834 (11th Cir. 2003). “1673 , 1684-85, eliminated the requirement that non-household goods carriers file tariffs with the Interstate Commerce Commission (“ICC”), 49 U.S.C. §§ 10702 , 10762(a)(1) (1988). Second, the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (“ICCTA”), Pub.”
In the Matter of Lifschultz Fast Freight Corp., Debtor. Appeal of Bruce E. De Medici, Tr. for Lifschultz Fast Freight Corp., 63 F.3d 621 (7th Cir. 1995). “Section 6 amends 49 U.S.C. § 10702 to create certain requirements governing the contracts of motor contract carriers and provides penalties for violations of these provisions.”
CSX Transp. Co. v. Novolog Bucks Cnty., 502 F.3d 247 (3d Cir. 2007). “See 49 U.S.C. § 10702 (mandating *253 that rail carriers shall establish reasonable rates, rules, and practices); 49 U.”
W. Coal Traffic League v. STB, 998 F.3d 945 (D.C. Cir. 2021). “” 49 U.S.C. § 10702 . Although the Board’s regulation of rates is dependent on a determination that a rail carrier “has market dominance,” id.”
Interstate Com. Comm'n v. B & T Transp. Co. & Bos-Taun Consolidating Co., Inc., 613 F.2d 1182 (1st Cir. 1980). “The relevant portions of sections 316(b), 316(d), and 317(b) now appear at 49 U.S.C. § 10702 , § 10701, and § 10761, respectively, sections 304a and 322 at 49 U.”
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