ICCTA

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ICCTA is a 1995 U.S. federal law that abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission and significantly restructured federal regulation of surface transportation, particularly railroads.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
transportation law
abolished Interstate Commerce Commission
abolitionEffectiveDateForICC January 1, 1996
affects motor carriers engaged in interstate commerce
pipeline carriers engaged in interstate commerce
rail carriers engaged in interstate commerce
amended Title 49 of the United States Code
appliesTo intermodal transportation involving rail
interstate rail transportation
citation 109 Stat. 803
codifiedIn 49 U.S.C. §§ 10101 et seq.
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdAgency Surface Transportation Board
effectiveDate January 1, 1996
enactedBy United States Congress
established independent adjudicatory body within the Department of Transportation
fullName Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995
grantsJurisdictionTo Surface Transportation Board
jurisdiction federal law of the United States
legislativeSession 104th United States Congress
limits state and local authority over rail transportation projects
partOf deregulation trend in U.S. transportation policy
policyGoals ensure safe and efficient transportation system
promote competition in surface transportation
reduce regulatory burdens on carriers
preempts certain state regulation of rail transportation
primaryPreemptionSection 49 U.S.C. § 10501(b)
publicLawNumber Public Law 104-88
regulates railroad line construction and abandonment
railroad mergers and acquisitions
railroad rates and service in interstate commerce
reorganized federal oversight of surface transportation
repealedProvisionsOf Interstate Commerce Act
restructuredRegulationOf railroads
surface transportation
shortTitle ICCTA self-link
signedBy Bill Clinton
sponsorChamber House of Representatives
Senate
subjectMatter motor carrier regulation
pipeline transportation regulation
railroad regulation
transferredFunctionsTo Surface Transportation Board
typeOfChange termination and reallocation of regulatory authority
yearEnacted 1995

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