Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73not60

§13504 Exempt Motor Carrier Transportation Entirely in One State

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › Part B— MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS › Chapter 135— JURISDICTION › Subchapter I— MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION › § 13504

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary and the Board cannot use this federal rule to control motor carriers that run only inside the State of Hawaii, except when those carriers move household goods. Hawaii may make its own rules for transportation the federal law does not cover, and it may also regulate services exempt under section 13503 when those services are provided by carriers that operate only in Hawaii.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §13504

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Neither the Secretary nor the Board has jurisdiction under this subchapter over transportation, except transportation of household goods, by a motor carrier operating solely within the State of Hawaii. The State of Hawaii may regulate transportation exempt from jurisdiction under this section and, to the extent provided by a motor carrier operating solely within the State of Hawaii, transportation exempt under section 13503 of this title.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 10525 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 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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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 13504

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60