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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ICCTA canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| 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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