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49 U.S.C. § 13708 — Billing and collecting practices
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**(a) Disclosure.—** A motor carrier subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall disclose, when a document is presented or electronically transmitted for payment to the person responsible directly to the motor carrier for payment or agent of such responsible person, the actual rates, charges, or allowances for any transportation service and shall also disclose, at such time, whether and to whom any allowance or reduction in charges is made.
**(b) False or Misleading Information.—** No person may cause a motor carrier to present false or misleading information on a document about the actual rate, charge, or allowance to any party to the transaction.
**(c) Allowances for Services.—** When the actual rate, charge, or allowance is dependent upon the performance of a service by a party to the transportation arrangement, such as tendering a volume of freight over a stated period of time, the motor carrier shall indicate in any document presented for payment to the person responsible directly to the motor carrier that a reduction, allowance, or other adjustment may apply.
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**(a) Disclosure.—** A motor carrier subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall disclose, when a document is presented or electronically transmitted for payment to the person responsible directly to the motor carrier for payment or agent of such responsible person, the actual rates, charges, or allowances for any transportation service and shall also disclose, at such time, whether and to whom any allowance or reduction in charges is made.
**(b) False or Misleading Information.—** No person may cause a motor carrier to present false or misleading information on a document about the actual rate, charge, or allowance to any party to the transaction.
**(c) Allowances for Services.—** When the actual rate, charge, or allowance is dependent upon the performance of a service by a party to the transportation arrangement, such as tendering a volume of freight over a stated period of time, the motor carrier shall indicate in any document presented for payment to the person responsible directly to the motor carrier that a reduction, allowance, or other adjustment may apply.
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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) When a person delivers property to a rail carrier for transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part, the person may direct the rail carrier to transport the property over an established through route. When competing rail lines constitute a part of the route, the person shipping the property may designate the lines over which the property will be transported. The designation must be in writing. A rail carrier may be directed to transport property over a particular through route when—
(A) there are at least 2 through routes over which the property could be transported;
(B) a through rate has been established for transportation over each of those through routes; and
(C) the rail carrier is a party to those routes and rates.
(2) A rail carrier directed to route property transported under paragraph (1) of this subsection must issue a through bill of lading containing the routing instructions and transport the property according to the instructions. When the property is delivered to a connecting rail carrier, that rail carrier must also receive and transport it according to the routing instructions and deliver it to the next succeeding rail carrier or consignee according to the instructions.
**(b)** The Board may prescribe exceptions to the authority of a person to direct the movement of traffic under subsection (a) of this section.
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 13709
subparagraph (A) that is equal to the per-
centage of the weight of that portion of the
shipment delivered to the total weight of the
shipment.
(C)
POST-CONTRACT
SERVICES.—Subpara-
graph (A) does not apply to additional serv-
ices requested by a shipper after the con-
tract of service is executed that were not in-
cluded in the estimate.
(D) IMPRACTICABLE OPERATIONS.—Subpara-
graph (A) does not apply to impracticable
operations, as defined by the applicable car-
rier tariff, except that the charges collected
at delivery for such operations shall not ex-
ceed 15 percent of all other charges due at
delivery. Any remaining charges due shall be
paid within 30 days after the carrier presents
its freight bill.
(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995,
109 Stat. 873; amended Pub. L. 109–59, title IV,
§ 4203, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1752.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in section 10743 of this title prior to the general
amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).
AMENDMENTS
2005—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 109–59 added par. (3).
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.
§ 13708. Billing and collecting practices
(a) DISCLOSURE.—A motor carrier subject to
jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135
shall disclose, when a document is presented or
electronically transmitted for payment to the
person responsible directly to the motor carrier
for payment or agent of such responsible person,
the actual rates, charges, or allowances for any
transportat
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