Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995
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The Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 is a U.S. federal law that abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission and restructured federal regulation of surface transportation, including creating the Surface Transportation Board.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate Commerce Act enforcement | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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transportation law ⓘ |
| abolishedAgency |
Surface Transportation Board
ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate Commerce Commission
|
| affects |
motor carriers in the United States
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pipeline carriers under surface transportation jurisdiction ⓘ rail carriers in the United States ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 49 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn | federal preemption of certain state laws affecting rail carriers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdAgency | Surface Transportation Board ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 104th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board over rail rates and services
ⓘ
procedures for rail line construction and abandonment ⓘ procedures for rail mergers and acquisitions review ⓘ |
| governs |
certain aspects of motor carrier economic regulation
ⓘ
rail transportation economic regulation at the federal level ⓘ |
| historicalContext | followed decades of transportation deregulation including the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Surface Transportation Board
ⓘ
United States Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalEffect | terminated the existence of the Interstate Commerce Commission as of 1996 ⓘ |
| limits | state regulation of rail transportation ⓘ |
| officeHeldBySigner | President of the United States ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
deregulation of surface transportation industries
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promoting competition in transportation markets ⓘ streamlining federal transportation regulation ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission
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to create the Surface Transportation Board ⓘ to reform federal regulation of surface transportation ⓘ |
| regulatoryScope |
motor carrier transportation
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rail transportation ⓘ surface transportation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Surface Transportation Board
ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate Commerce Commission
Motor Carrier Act of 1980 ⓘ Staggers Rail Act ⓘ
surface form:
Staggers Rail Act of 1980
Surface Transportation Board ⓘ |
| reorganized | federal transportation regulatory responsibilities ⓘ |
| shortName | ICCTA ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
economic regulation of motor carriers
ⓘ
economic regulation of railroads ⓘ pipeline transportation (surface jurisdiction aspects) ⓘ |
| transferredFunctionsTo |
United States Secretary of Transportation
ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of Transportation
Surface Transportation Board ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulationChange |
agency termination
ⓘ
creation of independent adjudicatory board ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1995 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Surface Transportation Board
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legalBasis
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Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995
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Attorney General Richard Olney
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usedLegalInstrument
→
Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995
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subject surface form:
Richard Olney
this entity surface form:
Interstate Commerce Act enforcement