§ 10741. Prohibitions against discrimination by rail carriers
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(1)A rail carrier providing transportation or service subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part may not subject a person, place, port, or type of traffic to unreasonable discrimination.
(2)For purposes of this section, a rail carrier engages in unreasonable discrimination when it charges or receives from a person a different compensation for a service rendered, or to be rendered, in transportation the rail carrier may perform under this part than it charges or receives from another person for performing a like and contemporaneous service in the transportation of a like kind of traffic under substantially similar circumstances.
(b)This section shall not apply to—
(1)contracts described in section 10709 of this title;
(2)rail rates applicable to different routes; or
(3)discrimination against the traffic of another carrier providing transportation by any mode.
(c)Differences between rates, classifications, rules, and practices of rail carriers do not constitute a violation of this section if such differences result from different services provided by rail carriers.
(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 819.)
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- Public Law 95–473To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change tile Interstate Commerce Act and related laws as subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, “Transportation”
- Public Law 96–448To reform the economic regulation of railroads, and for other purposes
- Public Law 96–296To amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to provide for more effective regulation of motor carriers of property, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a)
- 109 Stat. 819
- Pub. L. 95–473
- 92 Stat. 1390
- Pub. L. 96–296, § 33(d)
- 94 Stat. 825
- Pub. L. 96–448, title II, § 212
- 94 Stat. 1912
- Pub. L. 99–521, § 7(h)
- 100 Stat. 2995
- Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a)
- Pub. L. 104–88
- section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88
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§ 10741
Prohibitions against discrimination by rail carriers
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a)
Stat.109 Stat. 819
Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–473
Stat.92 Stat. 1390
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–296, § 33(d)
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