46 U.S.C. § 55117 — Great Lakes rail route
submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-304 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 169 words · no verdicts yet
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Section 55102 of this title does not apply to the transportation of merchandise loaded on a railroad car or to a motor vehicle with or without a trailer, and with its passengers or contents when accompanied by the operator, when the railroad car or motor vehicle is transported in a railroad car ferry operated between fixed terminals on the Great Lakes as part of a rail route, if—
the car ferry is owned by a common carrier by water and operated as part of a rail route with the approval of the Surface Transportation Board;
the stock of the common carrier by water, or its predecessor, was owned or controlled by a common carrier by rail prior to June 5, 1920;
the stock of the common carrier owning the car ferry is, with the approval of the Board, now owned or controlled by a common carrier by rail; and
the car ferry is built in and documented under the laws of the United States.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1640.)
- 2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-304 · 120 Stat. 1640
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-304 on 2006-10-06.
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