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49 U.S.C. § 13501 — General jurisdiction

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49 U.S.C. § 13501 — General jurisdiction

The Secretary and the Board have jurisdiction, as specified in this part, over transportation by motor carrier and the procurement of that transportation, to the extent that passengers, property, or both, are transported by motor carrier— (1) between a place in— (A) a State and a place in another State; (B) a State and another place in the same State through another State; (C) the United States and a place in a territory or possession of the United States to the extent the transportation is in the United States; (D) the United States and another place in the United States through a foreign country to the extent the transportation is in the United States; or (E) the United States and a place in a foreign country to the extent the transportation is in the United States; and (2) in a reservation under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States or on a public highway.

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49 U.S.C. § 1301 — Establishment of Board

**(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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49 U.S.C. § 10502 — Authority to exempt rail carrier transportation

**(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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49 U.S.C. § 13102 — Definitions

In this part, the following definitions shall apply: (1) **Board.—** — The term “Board” means the Surface Transportation Board. (2) **Broker.—** — The term “broker” means a person, other than a motor carrier or an employee or agent of a motor carrier, that as a principal or agent sells, offers for sale, negotiates for, or holds itself out by solicitation, advertisement, or otherwise as selling, providing, or arranging for, transportation by motor carrier for compensation. (3) **Carrier.—** — The term “carrier” means a motor carrier, a water carrier, and a freight forwarder. (4) **Contract carriage.—** — The term “contract carriage” means— (A) for transportation provided before January 1, 1996, service provided pursuant to a permit issued under section 10923, as in effect on December 31, 1995; and (B) for transportation provided after December 31, 1995, service provided under an agreement entered into under section 14101(b). (5) **Control.—** — The term “control”, when referring to a relationship between persons, includes actual control, legal control, and the power to exercise control, through or by— (A) common directors, officers, stockholders, a voting trust, or a holding or investment company, or (B) any other means. (6) **Foreign motor carrier.—** — The term “foreign motor carrier” means a person (including a motor carrier of property but excluding a motor private carrier)— (A) (i) that is domiciled in a contiguous foreign country; or (ii) that is owned or controlled by persons of a contiguous foreign country; and (B) in the case of a person that is not a motor carrier of property, that provides interstate transportation of property by motor vehicle under an agreement or contract entered into with a motor carrier of property (other

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49 U.S.C. § 31136 — United States Government regulations

**(a) Minimum Safety Standards.—** Subject to [section 30103(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30103/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations on commercial motor vehicle safety. The regulations shall prescribe minimum safety standards for commercial motor vehicles. At a minimum, the regulations shall ensure that— (1) commercial motor vehicles are maintained, equipped, loaded, and operated safely; (2) the responsibilities imposed on operators of commercial motor vehicles do not impair their ability to operate the vehicles safely; (3) the physical condition of operators of commercial motor vehicles is adequate to enable them to operate the vehicles safely and the periodic physical examinations required of such operators are performed by medical examiners who have received training in physical and medical examination standards and, after the national registry maintained by the Department of Transportation under section 31149(d) is established, are listed on such registry; (4) the operation of commercial motor vehicles does not have a deleterious effect on the physical condition of the operators; and (5) an operator of a commercial motor vehicle is not coerced by a motor carrier, shipper, receiver, or transportation intermediary to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a regulation promulgated under this section, or chapter 51 or chapter 313 of this title. **(b) Eliminating and Amending Existing Regulations.—** The Secretary may not eliminate or amend an existing motor carrier safety regulation related only to the maintenance, equipment, loading, or operation (including routing) of vehicles carrying material found to be hazardous under [section 5103 of

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49 U.S.C. § 31501 — Definitions

In this chapter— (1) “migrant worker” means an individual going to or from employment in agriculture as provided under section 3121(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ([26 U.S.C. 3121(g)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section3121/g&num=0&edition=prelim)) or section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ([29 U.S.C. 203(f)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section203/f&num=0&edition=prelim)). (2) “motor carrier”, “motor common carrier”, “motor private carrier”, “motor vehicle”, and “United States” have the same meanings given those terms in [section 13102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section13102&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) “motor carrier of migrant workers”— (A) means a person (except a motor common carrier) providing transportation referred to in [section 13501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section13501&num=0&edition=prelim) by a motor vehicle (except a passenger automobile or station wagon) for at least 3 migrant workers at a time to or from their employment; but (B) does not include a migrant worker providing transportation for migrant workers and their immediate families.

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49 U.S.C. § 13501 — General jurisdiction

Page 470 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 13501 (b) CHANGE.—A designation under this section may be changed at any time in the same manner as originally made. (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 858.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 10330 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. CHAPTER 135—JURISDICTION SUBCHAPTER I—MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION Sec. 13501. General jurisdiction. 13502. Exempt transportation between Alaska and other States. 13503. Exempt motor vehicle transportation in ter- minal areas. 13504. Exempt motor carrier transportation entirely in one State. 13505. Transportation furthering a primary busi- ness. 13506. Miscellaneous motor carrier transportation exemptions. 13507. Mixed loads of regulated and unregulated property. 13508. Limited authority over cooperative associa- tions. SUBCHAPTER II—WATER CARRIER TRANSPORTATION 13521. General jurisdiction. SUBCHAPTER III—FREIGHT FORWARDER SERVICE 13531. General jurisdiction. SUBCHAPTER IV—AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT 13541. Authority to exempt transportation or serv- ices. SUBCHAPTER I—MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION § 13501. General jurisdiction The Secretary and the Board have jurisdic- tion, as specified in this part, over transpor- tation by motor carrier and the procurement of that transportation, to the extent that pas- sengers, property, or both, are transported by motor carrier— (1) between a place in— (A)

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