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	Interstate Commerce Act - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Interstate Commerce Act, federal law comprising a number of congressional enactments that provide for the regulation by the United States government...
		Regulation of railroads by the federal government originated with the passage in 1887 of the Act to Regulate Commerce, or Interstate Commerce Act....
		The second major bill was the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which said that charges on railroads must be “reasonable and just.” This law...
	encarta.msn.com /Interstate_Commerce_Act.html (192 words)

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		377.101 and 377.103, and ``the Interstate Commerce Act'' in Sec.
		Section 372.101 is amended by replacing the words ``Part II of the Interstate Commerce Act'' and ``part II of the act'' with ``49 U.S.C. subtitle IV, part B''; and by replacing the words ``section 203(b)(9) of the act'' with ``49 U.S.C. 13506(b)''.
		Interstate Commerce The Secretary's Commission jurisdiction under jurisdiction under 49 U.S.C. subtitle Subchapters I, II, IV, part B. or III of Chapter 105 of Title 49, Subtitle IV, of the United States Code.
	www.fmcsa.dot.gov /rulesregs/fmcsr/final/092397.txt (5058 words)

	Primary Document: Interstate Commerce Act
		Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall file with the Commission hereinafter provided for copies of its schedules of rates, fares, and charges which have been established and published in compliance with the requirements of this section, and shall promptly notify said Commission of all changes made in the same.
		That a Commission is hereby created and established to be known as the Inter-State Commerce Commission, which shall be composed of five Commissioners, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
		For the purposes of this act, excepting its penal provisions, the circuit courts of the United States shall be deemed to be always in session.
	faculty.washington.edu /qtaylor/documents/interstate_comm_act.htm (1230 words)

	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Essays: The Iron Horse: The impact of the railroads on 19th century American ...
		The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was made law with the support of both major political parties and of pressure groups in all regions of the country.
		From the standpoint of pressure groups that wanted powerful federal controls, the Interstate Commerce Act was very restraining, because it left enforcement to a judicial process: the ICC could not directly impose its regulations and rulings, but had to bring suit in federal courts for compliance if a railroad company refused to accept its decisions.
		One of the acts was the Adamson Act of 1916, which mandated a maximum eight-hour day for railroad workers and prohibited the companies from cutting wages because of the eight-hour maximum.
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/E/ironhorse/ironhorse28.htm (758 words)

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		Prior to the Act, regulations coincidentally made by federal and state authorities were frequently conflicting, and often the enforcement of state measures interfered with, burdened and destroyed interstate commerce.
		The Interstate Commerce Act was further amended by the Staggers Rail Act of 1980, Pub.
		The Commission's reasonable interpretation of the Interstate Commerce Act is entitled to judicial deference and supports the conclusion that the Act does not preempt state power to condemn a rail line that has been abandoned with ICC approval.
	www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1983/sg830148.txt (8152 words)

	American Experience \| Streamliners \| People & Events
		Legislators designed the law, which established a five-member enforcement board known as the Interstate Commerce Commission, largely in response to public demand that the railroads' conduct should be constrained.
		The states, however, were powerless to regulate interstate commerce, and the railroads were expanding their operations across more state borders all the time.
		The Transportation Act of 1940 amended the Interstate Commerce Act to extend its reach to the other industries, but the fact remained that while regulations were not relaxed on railroads, private cars, trucks, and 90 percent of inland water carriers were exempt from government control.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/streamliners/peopleevents/e_ica.html (829 words)

	Interstate Commerce Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Interstate Commerce Commission (or ICC) was a regulatory body in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland.
		Historians, political scientists, and economists have used the Interstate Commerce Commission as a classic example of regulatory capture.
		The Transportation Act of 1920 directed the Interstate Commerce Commission to prepare and adopt a plan for the consolidation of the railway properties of the United States into a limited number of systems.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Interstate_Commerce_Act (1880 words)

	The Revised Interstate Commerce Act: A Black Hole for Freight Brokers?
		When the revised Interstate Commerce Act went into effect, brokers were undoubtedly relieved to learn that the statutory definition of "broker" in the revised Act remained exactly the same as it had been in the Act for several years.
		However for brokers, that's where the good news ends, because the language of the revised Interstate Commerce Act literally forces a broker to be either a shipper, the express agent of a shipper, or a carrier.
		The plain language of the Act forces the broker to either step into the shoes of the shipper as an agent, or be subject to a more simplified and easily proven charge of being a motor carrier (and subject to freight claim liability).
	library.findlaw.com /1999/Jun/1/128091.html (1956 words)

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		Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, an agreement pertaining to the protection of the interests of said employees may hereafter be entered into by any carrier or carriers by railroad and the duly authorized representative or representatives of its or their employees.
		For the purpose of this study the Interstate Commerce Act provisions were applied except where the Washington conditions as modified in the Louisville and Nashville case afforded more protection.
		Under the Interstate Commerce Act, the allowance was based on average compensation for all employees for 1956 of $5,113, reduced in the first year only by $1,000 representing unemployment compensation received.
	www.trainweb.org /southerntier/history/merg-s16.html (1920 words)

	Historical Documents and Speeches - Interstate Commerce Act (1887)
		The act became law with the support of both major political parties and pressure groups from all regions of the country.
		The Interstate Commerce Act challenged the philosophy of laissez-faire economics by clearly providing the right of Congress to regulate private corporations engaged in interstate commerce.
		The act, with its provision for the ICC, remains one of Americas most important documents serving as a model for future government regulation of private business.
	www.historicaldocuments.com /InterstateCommerceAct.htm (1785 words)

	Define Interstate Commerce - Topic Powered by eve community
		The Commerce Act itself dealt with "Common Carriers" with regards to the transportation industry & as we all know we are not common carriers but rather are engaged in private charters that is unique in provision of contracted transportation for specific indivuals who have exclusive use of the motor carrier.
		Interstate commerce means commerce between any place in a state and any place in another state, or between places in the same state through another state, whether such commerce moves wholly by motor vehicle or partly by motor vehicles, partly by rail, express or water.
		The Interstate Commerce Act was passed as a result of public concern with the growing power and wealth of corporations, particularly railroads, during the late nineteenth century.
	limos.infopop.cc /eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8251045711/m/3661020402 (3454 words)

	US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In those early days, the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures focused mainly on compiling statistical reports and conducting investigations requested by the full Senate on such matters as harbor improvements, the amount and type of articles in foreign trade, canal construction, and the regulation of shipping.
		The Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Manufactures, the Committee on Interstate Commerce, and the Committee on Interoceanic Canals all survived the process.
		The Committee on Commerce and the Committee on Manufactures -- committees that once had split from a single committee thought unable to adequately balance the needs of those trading in commerce with those of manufacturers -- together with the Committee on Interstate Commerce and the Committee on Interoceanic Canals ceased to exist.
	commerce.senate.gov /about/history.html (1919 words)

	OSCN Found Document:ST. LOUIS I. M. & S. RY. CO. v. McNABB
		In such case, the carrier has a lien upon said freight for the amount of the legal charges, and the shipper is not entitled to recover the goods or damages for their detention upon the payment or tender of any sum less than the schedule rates.
		The published schedule rates filed with and approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission are the heat evidence of the tariff in force fixing the legal rates upon a shipment between certain points, and evidence as to statements made by the carrier's agent is inadmissible to establish the correct rate.
		Justice Brewer, held that plaintiff was not entitled to recover because the Interstate Commerce Act superseded the Texas statute which prohibited a common carrier from charging or collecting from the owner or consignee of freight a greater sum than that specified in the bill of lading.
	www.oscn.net /applications/oscn/deliverdocument.asp?citeid=24885 (1467 words)

	Staggers Act
		The Staggers Act of 1980 deregulated the railroad industry to a significant extent, replacing the regulatory structure that existed since the 1887 Interstate Commerce Act.
		The act was named for Congressman Harley Staggers[?] (D-WV), who Chaired the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee.
		This followed the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/st/Staggers_Act.html (64 words)

	Staggers Act - ArticleWorld
		This new act provided replacement structure for the regulatory structure that had been in existence since the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.
		One of the more notable facts about this act was that it marked the first time that the congressional sponsor of a Bill has their name officially attached to piece of federal legislation in the United States.
		Harley Staggers (D-WV) was the namesake of the act, and in 1980 he was the Congressman who chaired the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee.
	www.articleworld.org /index.php/Staggers_Act (132 words)

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		The preemption provisions of the Staggers Act oust a state of jurisdiction unless the state obtains certification from the Commission that its proposed exercise of jurisdiction is consistent with federal standards (Section 11501).
		When a state proposes to impose non-complying regulations, the Staggers Act does not call for case-by-case judgments that, one year, would sustain the state's exercise of authority because the impact is minimal and, the next year, would invalidate the state authority because the state had changed its regulations.
		Nevertheless, the scope of the Commission's Section 10505 exemption authority, which extends to any "matter related to a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission under this subchapter," is at least as large as the scope of the Section 11501 preemption authority.
	www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1986/sg860340.txt (3296 words)

	29CFR782.782.7 - Interstate commerce requirements of exemption.
		What constitutes such transportation in interstate or foreign commerce, sufficient to bring such an employee within the regulatory power of the Secretary of Transportation under section 204 of that act, is determined by definitions contained in the Motor Carrier Act itself.
		In order for the exemption to apply, their activities, so far as interstate commerce is concerned, must relate directly to the transportation of materials moving in interstate or foreign commerce within the meaning of the Motor Carrier Act.
		Transportation within a single State is in interstate commerce within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act where it forms a part of a ``practical continuity of movement'' across State lines from the point of origin to the point of destination.
	www.dol.gov /dol/allcfr/ESA/Title_29/Part_782/29CFR782.7.htm (1036 words)

	Interstate Commerce Act
		As a result of the failure of states to regulate railroads, the United States Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887.
		The Interstate Commerce Act required that railroads charge fair rates to their customers and make those rates public.
		Unfortunately, the Interstate Commerce Commission also faced limitations during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=1477 (272 words)

	US FDA/CFSAN - Key Legal Concepts: "Interstate Commerce," "Adulterated," and "Misbranded"
		This means that nearly everyone involved in cosmetics in interstate commerce, such as manufacturers, packers, distributors, and retailers, is responsible for assuring that he or she is not dealing in products that are adulterated or misbranded, even if someone else caused the adulteration or misbranding in the first place.
		If you introduce it into interstate commerce or receive it in interstate commerce, you are responsible.
		This paragraph shall not apply to packages of color additives which, with respect to their use for cosmetics, are marketed and intended for use only in or on hair dyes (as defined in the last sentence of section 601(a)).
	www.cfsan.fda.gov /~dms/cos-key.html (927 words)

	HyperWar: U.S. Government Manual--1945 [Interstate Commerce Commission]
		This part of the act vests the Commission with authority to administer the provisions thereof and to issue necessary rules and regulations, and confers upon it the duty to prescribe reasonable rules and regulations for the filing of surety bonds and policies of insurance.
		The act authorizes the Commission to create divisions, and a decision of a division (of not less than three members) has the same force and effect as a decision of the Commission itself, subject to the entire Commission, in its discretion, granting a rehearing.
		Under the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act the Commission is given broad powers concerning supply, exchange, interchange, and return of freight cars, and rules, regulations, and practices relating thereto, and with respect to the handling, routing, and movement of traffic.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/ATO/USGM/ICC.html (2106 words)

	The Railway Labor Act
		The Interstate Commerce Commission is hereby authorized and directed upon request of the Mediation Board or upon complaint of any party interested to determine after hearing whether any line operated by electric power falls within the terms of this proviso.
		Representatives, for the purposes of this Act, shall be designated by the respective parties without interference, influence, or coercion by either party over the designation of representatives by the other; and neither party shall in any way interfere with, influence, or coerce the other in its choice of representatives.
		Representatives of employees for the purposes of this Act need not be persons in the employ of the carrier, and no carrier shall, by interference, influence, or coercion seek in any manner to prevent the designation by its employees as their representatives of those who or which are not employees of the carrier.
	etnsplace.com /758/agree/rla.htm (6137 words)

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		Scotts Run mines shipping railroad fuel received more bad news in 1923 when the Interstate Commerce Commission ended the practice of "assigned cars." During times of high demand for coal and car shortages, the railroads distributed cars to mines on a prorated basis.
		Agitation for regulation to ease competitive pains increased, and in 1887, the Interstate Commerce Act was passed.
		Abandonment hearings were held in Vermont and Malone early in 1962, when the Interstate Commerce Commission approved the application for abandonment effective early in 1963.
	www.lycos.com /info/interstate-commerce-commission.html (430 words)

	Commerce Express: About Us
		Commerce Express: About Us Commerce Express, Inc. operates as a shippers’ agent under part IV, Section 402c of the Interstate Commerce Act, and as a property broker under the provisions of section 10925 of the Interstate Commerce Act.
		The people of Commerce Express bring their skills as listeners, innovators, and problem-solvers to you—to effectively (and efficiently) take care of your shipping needs.
		Through our experience and connections in the industry, Commerce Express can work with each shipper’s unique requirements and make sure of proper delivery of his or her freight.
	www.commerceexpressinc.com /about.htm (181 words)

	Cybertelecom :: Insterstate Commerce Commission
		The Interstate Commerce Commission was a former independant agency of the US Government, created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and existing until 1995.
		Some behavior was presumably less common; the muckraker Charles Edward Russell claimed that the railroad that served his home-town had refused to ship newsprint to a newspaper editor because the editor had attacked the railroad in print.
		Now the telegraph line and the telephone line are becoming rapidly as much a part of the instruments of commerce and as much a necessity of commercial life as the railroad.
	www.cybertelecom.org /notes/icc.htm (470 words)

	Illinois During the Gilded Age, Lesson Plans -- Interstate Commerce Act Lesson
		Conclude by talking about how the act set up a board which would oversee such concerns, and how violations of these vague rules were difficult to apply, and that very little was done in terms of prosecuting corporations who were in violation of the law.
		Do show the students the overhead transparency with the excerpts from the Interstate Commerce act and highlight the words "unjust," "unreasonable" and "similar" and what that meant for the implementation of the act.
		This could be used as a way to analyze geographic influences on party alignment and support for the Interstate Commerce Act, as well as party voting trends.
	dig.lib.niu.edu /teachers/ica-lesson.html (1599 words)

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