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49 U.S.C. § 13521 — General jurisdiction
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**(a) General Rules.—** The Secretary and the Board have jurisdiction over transportation insofar as water carriers are concerned—
(1) by water carrier between a place in a State and a place in another State, even if part of the transportation is outside the United States;
(2) by water carrier and motor carrier from a place in a State to a place in another State; except that if part of the transportation is outside the United States, the Secretary only has jurisdiction over that part of the transportation provided—
(A) by motor carrier that is in the United States; and
(B) by water carrier that is from a place in the United States to another place in the United States; and
(3) by water carrier or by water carrier and motor carrier between a place in the United States and a place outside the United States, to the extent that—
(A) when the transportation is by motor carrier, the transportation is provided in the United States;
(B) when the transportation is by water carrier to a place outside the United States, the transportation is provided by water carrier from a place in the United States to another place in the United States before transshipment from a place in the United States to a place outside the United States; and
(C) when the transportation is by water carrier from a place outside the United States, the transportation is provided by water carrier from a place in the United States to another place in the United States after transshipment to a place in the United States from a place outside the United States.
**(b) Definitions.—** In this section, the terms “State” and “United States” include the territories and possessions of the United States.
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**(a) General Rules.—** The Secretary and the Board have jurisdiction over transportation insofar as water carriers are concerned—
(1) by water carrier between a place in a State and a place in another State, even if part of the transportation is outside the United States;
(2) by water carrier and motor carrier from a place in a State to a place in another State; except that if part of the transportation is outside the United States, the Secretary only has jurisdiction over that part of the transportation provided—
(A) by motor carrier that is in the United States; and
(B) by water carrier that is from a place in the United States to another place in the United States; and
(3) by water carrier or by water carrier and motor carrier between a place in the United States and a place outside the United States, to the extent that—
(A) when the transportation is by motor carrier, the transportation is provided in the United States;
(B) when the transportation is by water carrier to a place outside the United States, the transportation is provided by water carrier from a place in the United States to another place in the United States before transshipment from a place in the United States to a place outside the United States; and
(C) when the transportation is by water carrier from a place outside the United States, the transportation is provided by water carrier from a place in the United States to another place in the United States after transshipment to a place in the United States from a place outside the United States.
**(b) Definitions.—** In this section, the terms “State” and “United States” include the territories and possessions of the United States.
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Surface Transportation Board is an independent establishment of the United States Government.
**(b) Membership.—**
(1) The Board shall consist of 5 members, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 3 members may be appointed from the same political party.
(2) At all times—
(A) at least 3 members of the Board shall be individuals with professional standing and demonstrated knowledge in the fields of transportation, transportation regulation, or economic regulation; and
(B) at least 2 members shall be individuals with professional or business experience (including agriculture) in the private sector.
(3) The term of each member of the Board shall be 5 years and shall begin when the term of the predecessor of that member ends. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. When the term of office of a member ends, the member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified, but for a period not to exceed one year. The President may remove a member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
(4) No individual may serve as a member of the Board for more than 2 terms. In the case of an individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was appointed, such individual may not be appointed for more than one additional term.
(5) A member of the Board may not have a pecuniary interest in, hold an official relation to, or own stock in or bonds of, a carrier providing transportation by any mode and may not engage in another busines
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**(a)** In a matter related to a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part, the Board, to the maximum extent consistent with this part, shall exempt a person, class of persons, or a transaction or service whenever the Board finds that the application in whole or in part of a provision of this part—
(1) is not necessary to carry out the transportation policy of [section 10101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section10101&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) either—
(A) the transaction or service is of limited scope; or
(B) the application in whole or in part of the provision is not needed to protect shippers from the abuse of market power.
**(b)** The Board may, where appropriate, begin a proceeding under this section on its own initiative or on application by the Secretary of Transportation or an interested party. The Board shall, within 90 days after receipt of any such application, determine whether to begin an appropriate proceeding. If the Board decides not to begin a class exemption proceeding, the reasons for the decision shall be published in the Federal Register. Any proceeding begun as a result of an application under this subsection shall be completed within 9 months after it is begun.
**(c)** The Board may specify the period of time during which an exemption granted under this section is effective.
**(d)** The Board may revoke an exemption, to the extent it specifies, when it finds that application in whole or in part of a provision of this part to the person, class, or transportation is necessary to carry out the transportation policy of [section 10101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section10101&num
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 13521
cooperative associations described in subsection
(a) of this section to file reports with the Sec-
retary or the Board containing answers to ques-
tions about transportation provided by such as-
sociation or federation.
(c) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary or the Board
may bring a civil action to enforce subsections
(a) and (b) of this section or a regulation or
order of the Secretary or the Board issued under
this section, when violated by a cooperative as-
sociation or federation of cooperative associa-
tions described in subsection (a).
(d) REPORTING PENALTIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A person required to make
a report to the Secretary or the Board, answer
a question, or maintain a record under this
section, or an officer, agent, or employee of
that person, that—
(A) does not make the report;
(B) does not specifically, completely, and
truthfully answer the question; or
(C) does not maintain the record in the
form and manner prescribed under this sec-
tion;
is liable to the United States for a civil pen-
alty of not more than $500 for each violation
and for not more than $250 for each additional
day the violation continues.
(2) VENUE.—Trial in a civil action under
paragraph (1) shall be in the judicial district
in which—
(A) the cooperative association or federa-
tion of cooperative associations has its prin-
cipal office;
(B) the violation occurred; or
(C) the offender is found.
Process in the action may be served in the ju-
dicial district of which the offender is an in-
habitant or in which the offender may be
found.
(e) EVASION PENALTIES.—A person, or an offi-
cer, employee, or agent of that person, that by
any means knowingly and willfully tries to
evade compliance with the provisions of this
section shall be
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