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Code · U.S. Code · Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION · CHAPTER 111— OPERATIONS · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL REQUIREMENTS · § 11101

§ 11101. Common carrier transportation, service, and rates

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(a)A rail carrier providing transportation or service subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part shall provide the transportation or service on reasonable request. A rail carrier shall not be found to have violated this section because it fulfills its reasonable commitments under contracts authorized under section 10709 of this title before responding to reasonable requests for service. Commitments which deprive a carrier of its ability to respond to reasonable requests for common carrier service are not reasonable.
(b)A rail carrier shall also provide to any person, on request, the carrier’s rates and other service terms. The response by a rail carrier to a request for the carrier’s rates and other service terms shall be—
(1)in writing and forwarded to the requesting person promptly after receipt of the request; or
(2)promptly made available in electronic form.
(c)A rail carrier may not increase any common carrier rates or change any common carrier service terms unless 20 days have expired after written or electronic notice is provided to any person who, within the previous 12 months—
(1)has requested such rates or terms under subsection (b); or
(2)has made arrangements with the carrier for a shipment that would be subject to such increased rates or changed terms.
(d)With respect to transportation of agricultural products, in addition to the requirements of subsections (a), (b), and (c), a rail carrier shall publish, make available, and retain for public inspection its common carrier rates, schedules of rates, and other service terms, and any proposed and actual changes to such rates and service terms. For purposes of this subsection, agricultural products shall include grain as defined in section 3 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 75) and all products thereof, and fertilizer.
(e)A rail carrier shall provide transportation or service in accordance with the rates and service terms, and any changes thereto, as published or otherwise made available under subsection (b), (c), or (d).
(f)The Board shall, by regulation, establish rules to implement this section. The regulations shall provide for immediate disclosure and dissemination of rates and service terms, including classifications, rules, and practices, and their effective dates. Final regulations shall be adopted by the Board not later than 180 days after January 1, 1996.
(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 830; amended Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(25), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3390.)
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  • Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a)
  • 109 Stat. 830
  • Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(25)
  • 110 Stat. 3390
  • Pub. L. 95–473
  • 92 Stat. 1419
  • Pub. L. 96–258, § 1(10)
  • 94 Stat. 426
  • Pub. L. 96–448, title II, § 222
  • 94 Stat. 1929
  • Pub. L. 99–521, § 9(a)
  • 100 Stat. 2997
  • Pub. L. 103–180, § 8
  • 107 Stat. 2052
  • Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a)
  • Pub. L. 104–287
  • Pub. L. 104–88
  • section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88
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§ 11101
Common carrier transportation, service, and rates
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a)
Stat.109 Stat. 830
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(25)
Stat.110 Stat. 3390
Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–473
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