49 USC § 10702 - Authority for rail carriers to establish rates, classifications, rules, and practices

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title: "49 USC § 10702 - Authority for rail carriers to establish rates, classifications, rules, and practices"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "10702"
section_name: "Authority for rail carriers to establish rates, classifications, rules, and practices"
chapter_number: 107
chapter_name: "RATES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL AUTHORITY"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "RAIL"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 810.)"
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# § 10702. Authority for rail carriers to establish rates, classifications, rules, and practices

A rail carrier providing transportation or service subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part shall establish reasonable—

**(1)** rates, to the extent required by section 10707, divisions of joint rates, and classifications for transportation and service it may provide under this part; and

**(2)** rules and practices on matters related to that transportation or service.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 810.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 10702, , , ; , , ; , , , related to authority for carriers to establish rates, classifications, rules, and practices, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by . See sections 10702 and 15502 of this title.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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