Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§11163 Cost Availability
Title 49 › SUBTITLE IV — INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › PART A — RAIL › CHAPTER 111 — OPERATIONS › SUBCHAPTER IV — RAILROAD COST ACCOUNTING › § 11163
Summary
Under Board discovery rules, rail carriers must provide relevant cost data to parties in the proceeding.
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Title 49, §11163
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As required by the rules of the Board governing discovery in Board proceedings, rail carriers shall make relevant cost data available to shippers, States, ports, communities, and other interested parties that are a party to a Board proceeding in which such data are required.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 11165 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). A prior section 11163, added Pub. L. 96–448, title III, § 302(a), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1936; amended Pub. L. 103–272, § 4(j)(31), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1370, related to implementation of cost accounting principles, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). See section 11161 of this title.
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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. § 11163
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102