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§ 10101. Rail transportation policy

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In regulating the railroad industry, it is the policy of the United States Government—

(1)to allow, to the maximum extent possible, competition and the demand for services to establish reasonable rates for transportation by rail;

(2)to minimize the need for Federal regulatory control over the rail transportation system and to require fair and expeditious regulatory decisions when regulation is required;

(3)to promote a safe and efficient rail transportation system by allowing rail carriers to earn adequate revenues, as determined by the Board;

(4)to ensure the development and continuation of a sound rail transportation system with effective competition among rail carriers and with other modes, to meet the needs of the public and the national defense;

(5)to foster sound economic conditions in transportation and to ensure effective competition and coordination between rail carriers and other modes;

(6)to maintain reasonable rates where there is an absence of effective competition and where rail rates provide revenues which exceed the amount necessary to maintain the rail system and to attract capital;

(7)to reduce regulatory barriers to entry into and exit from the industry;

(8)to operate transportation facilities and equipment without detriment to the public health and safety;

(9)to encourage honest and efficient management of railroads;

(10)to require rail carriers, to the maximum extent practicable, to rely on individual rate increases, and to limit the use of increases of general applicability;

(11)to encourage fair wages and safe and suitable working conditions in the railroad industry;

(12)to prohibit predatory pricing and practices, to avoid undue concentrations of market power, and to prohibit unlawful discrimination;

(13)to ensure the availability of accurate cost information in regulatory proceedings, while minimizing the burden on rail carriers of developing and maintaining the capability of providing such information;

(14)to encourage and promote energy conservation; and

(15)to provide for the expeditious handling and resolution of all proceedings required or permitted to be brought under this part.

(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 805.)

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Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a)
109 Stat. 805
Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a)
Pub. L. 95–473
92 Stat. 1337
Pub. L. 96–296, § 4
94 Stat. 793
Pub. L. 96–448, title I, § 101(b)
94 Stat. 1898
Pub. L. 97–261, § 5
96 Stat. 1103
Pub. L. 103–311, title II, § 204
108 Stat. 1683
Pub. L. 96–448, title I, § 101(a)
94 Stat. 1897
Pub. L. 104–88
section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88
Pub. L. 110–432, div. A, title VI, § 601
122 Stat. 4900
Pub. L. 110–291, § 1
122 Stat. 2915
Pub. L. 109–59, title IV, § 4201
119 Stat. 1751
Pub. L. 109–59
Pub. L. 109–59, title IV, § 4301
119 Stat. 1761
Pub. L. 107–298, § 1
116 Stat. 2342
Pub. L. 99–521, § 1
100 Stat. 2993
Pub. L. 97–261, § 1
96 Stat. 1102
Pub. L. 96–454, § 1
94 Stat. 2011
Pub. L. 96–448, § 1
94 Stat. 1895
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a)

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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a)

Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–473

Stat.92 Stat. 1337

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