Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§11142 Uniform Accounting System
Title 49 › SUBTITLE IV — INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › PART A — RAIL › CHAPTER 111 — OPERATIONS › SUBCHAPTER III — REPORTS AND RECORDS › § 11142
Summary
The Board can set one accounting system for the rail carriers it regulates and must follow generally accepted accounting principles as much as possible.
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Title 49, §11142
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The Board may prescribe a uniform accounting system for classes of rail carriers providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part. To the maximum extent practicable, the Board shall conform such system to generally accepted accounting principles, and shall administer this subchapter in accordance with such principles.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 11142, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1425; Pub. L. 96–448, title III, § 301, Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1934, related to uniform accounting system, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).
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Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.
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49 U.S.C. § 11142
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102