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49 U.S.C. 10709: Contracts

Created in 1995 by the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-88). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 49 U.S.C. 10741, 49 U.S.C. 11101, 49 U.S.C. 11904.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Surface Transportation Board (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–110 struck out subsec. (h) which related to certain contracts for the transportation of agricultural commodities. Law text · (h)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–287 substituted "October 1, 1980," for "the effective date of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980". Law text · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.