49 U.S.C. § 15722 — Records: form; inspection; preservation

Page 542 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 15721 Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 11101 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). AMENDMENTS 1996—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–287 substituted ‘‘Janu- ary 1, 1996’’ for ‘‘the effective date of this section’’. 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. SUBCHAPTER B—OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(43)(B)(ii), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3393, made technical amendment to subchapter heading. § 15721. Definitions In this subchapter, the following definitions apply: (1) CARRIER, LESSOR.—The terms ‘‘carrier’’ and ‘‘lessor’’ include a receiver or trustee of a pipeline carrier and lessor, respectively. (2) LESSOR.—The term ‘‘lessor’’ means a per- son owning a pipeline that is leased to and op- erated by a carrier providing transportation under this part. (3) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘association’’ means an organization maintained by or in the interest of a group of pipeline carriers that performs a service, or engages in activities, re- lated to transportation under this part. (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 925.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 11141 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. § 15722. Records: form; inspection; preservation (a) FORM OF RECORDS.—The Board may pre- scribe the form of records required to be pre- pared or compiled under this subchapter by pipe- line carriers and lessors, including records re- lated to movement of traffic and receipts and expenditures of money. (b) INSPECTION.—The Board, or an employee designated by the Board, may on demand and display of proper credentials— (1) inspect and examine the lands, buildings, and equipment of a pipeline carrier or lessor; and (2) inspect and copy any record of— (A) a pipeline carrier, lessor, or associa- tion; and (B) a person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a pipeline car- rier if the Board considers inspection rel- evant to that person’s relation to, or trans- action with, that carrier. (c) PRESERVATION PERIOD.—The Board may prescribe the time period during which oper- ating, accounting, and financial records must be preserved by pipeline carriers and lessors. (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 926.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 11144 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. § 15723. Reports by carriers, lessors, and associa- tions (a) FILING OF REPORTS.—The Board may re- quire pipeline carriers, lessors, and associations, or classes of them as the Board may prescribe, to file annual, periodic, and special reports with the Board containing answers to questions asked by it. (b) UNDER OATH.—Any report under this sec- tion shall be made under oath. (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 926.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 11145 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 159—ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES Sec. 15901. General authority. 15902. Enforcement by the Board. 15903. Enforcement by the Attorney General. 15904. Rights and remedies of persons injured by pipeline carriers. 15905. Limitation on actions by and against pipeline carriers. 15906. Liability of pipeline carriers under receipts and bills of lading. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1998—Pub. L. 105–225, § 7(d), Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1512, made technical amendment to directory language