46 USC § 55116 - Canadian rail lines

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title: "46 USC § 55116 - Canadian rail lines"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "55116"
section_name: "Canadian rail lines"
chapter_number: 551
chapter_name: "COASTWISE TRADE"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Promotional Programs"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1640.)"
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# § 55116. Canadian rail lines

Section 55102 of this title

 does not apply to the transportation of merchandise between points in the continental United States, including Alaska, over through routes in part over Canadian rail lines and connecting water facilities if the routes are recognized by the Surface Transportation Board and rate tariffs for the routes have been filed with the Board.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1640.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 55116 | 46 App.:883 (3d proviso). | June 5, 1920, ch. 250, § 27 (3d proviso), 41 Stat. 999; July 2, 1935, ch. 355, 49 Stat. 442; Pub. L. 85–508, § 27(a), July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 351; Pub. L. 104–324, title VII, § 747(1), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3943. |