Surface Transportation Board Authorization and Rail Competitive Access : Current Law Compared with S. 98, S. 621, and S. 747.

Reviews S. 98 and S. 747, bills authorizing the Surface Transportation Board, and S. 621 and S.747, bills addressing rail customer interest in obtaining competitive access. Covers other rail issues, including emergency service orders, temporary use of rail facilities by another railroad, relief for...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1999.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Antitrust law. Mediation. Competition. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews S. 98 and S. 747, bills authorizing the Surface Transportation Board, and S. 621 and S.747, bills addressing rail customer interest in obtaining competitive access. Covers other rail issues, including emergency service orders, temporary use of rail facilities by another railroad, relief for agricultural shippers, rail mergers, rail transportation policy, cases involving small shippers, rail revenue adequacy, dispute resolution using arbitration, and antitrust laws and household good carriers.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.