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49 U.S.C. § 15505 — Prohibition against discrimination by pipeline carriers
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A pipeline carrier providing transportation or service subject to this part may not subject a person, place, port, or type of traffic to unreasonable discrimination.
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A pipeline carrier providing transportation or service subject to this part may not subject a person, place, port, or type of traffic to unreasonable discrimination.
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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)**
(1) A rail carrier providing transportation or service subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part may not subject a person, place, port, or type of traffic to unreasonable discrimination.
(2) For purposes of this section, a rail carrier engages in unreasonable discrimination when it charges or receives from a person a different compensation for a service rendered, or to be rendered, in transportation the rail carrier may perform under this part than it charges or receives from another person for performing a like and contemporaneous service in the transportation of a like kind of traffic under substantially similar circumstances.
**(b)** This section shall not apply to—
(1) contracts described in [section 10709 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section10709&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) rail rates applicable to different routes; or
(3) discrimination against the traffic of another carrier providing transportation by any mode.
**(c)** Differences between rates, classifications, rules, and practices of rail carriers do not constitute a violation of this section if such differences result from different services provided by rail carriers.
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 15701
ment can be obtained from a carrier lawfully op-
erating in the area where the transportation
would be provided.
(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 106(a), Dec. 29,
1995, 109 Stat. 924; amended Pub. L. 111–350,
§ 5(o)(6), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3853.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in section 10721 of this title prior to the general
amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).
AMENDMENTS
2011—Pub. L. 111–350 substituted ‘‘Section 6101(b) to
(d) of title 41’’ for ‘‘Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes
(41 U.S.C. 5)’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise pro-
vided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88,
set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.
§ 15505. Prohibition against discrimination by
pipeline carriers
A pipeline carrier providing transportation or
service subject to this part may not subject a
person, place, port, or type of traffic to unrea-
sonable discrimination.
(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 106(a), Dec. 29,
1995, 109 Stat. 924.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in section 10741 of this title prior to the general
amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise pro-
vided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88,
set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.
§ 15506. Facilities for interchange of traffic
A pipeline carrier providing transportation
subject to this part shall provide reasonable,
proper, and equal facilities that are w
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