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49 U.S.C. § 14709 — Tariff reconciliation rules for motor carriers of property
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Subject to review and approval by the Board, motor carriers subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 (other than motor carriers providing transportation of household goods) and shippers may resolve, by mutual consent, overcharge and under-charge claims resulting from incorrect tariff provisions or billing errors arising from the inadvertent failure to properly and timely file and maintain agreed upon rates, rules, or classifications in compliance with section 13702 or, with respect to transportation provided before January 1, 1996, sections 10761 and 10762, as in effect on December 31, 1995. Resolution of such claims among the parties shall not subject any party to the penalties for departing from a tariff.
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Subject to review and approval by the Board, motor carriers subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 (other than motor carriers providing transportation of household goods) and shippers may resolve, by mutual consent, overcharge and under-charge claims resulting from incorrect tariff provisions or billing errors arising from the inadvertent failure to properly and timely file and maintain agreed upon rates, rules, or classifications in compliance with section 13702 or, with respect to transportation provided before January 1, 1996, sections 10761 and 10762, as in effect on December 31, 1995. Resolution of such claims among the parties shall not subject any party to the penalties for departing from a tariff.
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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 rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part diverts or delivers property to another rail carrier in violation of routing instructions in the bill of lading, both of those rail carriers are jointly and severally liable to the rail carrier that was deprived of its right to participate in hauling that property for the total amount of the rate it would have received if it participated in hauling the property.
(2) A rail carrier is not liable under paragraph (1) of this subsection when it diverts or delivers property in compliance with an order or regulation of the Board.
(3) A rail carrier to whom property is transported is not liable under this subsection if it shows that it had no notice of the routing instructions before transporting the property. The burden of proving lack of notice is on that rail carrier.
**(b)** The court shall award a reasonable attorney’s fee to the plaintiff in a judgment against the defendant rail carrier under subsection (a) of this section. The court shall tax and collect that fee as a part of the costs of the action.
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 14710
by such carrier, such carrier may be awarded
reasonable attorney’s fees by the court only if
the shipper brought such action in bad faith—
(1) after resolution of such dispute through
arbitration under this section; or
(2) after institution of an arbitration pro-
ceeding by the shipper to resolve such dispute
under this section but before—
(A) the period provided under subsection
(b)(8) for resolution of such dispute (includ-
ing, if applicable, an extension of such pe-
riod under such subsection) ends; and
(B) a decision resolving such dispute is
rendered.
(f) LIMITATION OF APPLICABILITY TO COLLECT-
ON-DELIVERY TRANSPORTATION.—The provisions
of this section shall apply only in the case of
collect-on-delivery transportation of household
goods.
(g) REVIEW BY SECRETARY.—Not later than 18
months after January 1, 1996, the Secretary
shall complete a review of the dispute settle-
ment program established under this section. If,
after notice and opportunity for comment, the
Secretary determines that changes are nec-
essary to such program to ensure the fair and
equitable resolution of disputes under this sec-
tion,
the
Secretary
shall
implement
such
changes and transmit a report to Congress on
such changes.
(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995,
109 Stat. 910; amended Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(38),
Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3392; Pub. L. 106–159, title
II, § 209(b), Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1764; Pub. L.
109–59, title IV, § 4208, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat.
1757.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in section 11711 of this title prior to the general
amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).
AMENDMENTS
2005—Subsec. (a). Pub.
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