49 USC § 11163 - Cost availability

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title: "49 USC § 11163 - Cost availability"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "11163"
section_name: "Cost availability"
chapter_number: 111
chapter_name: "OPERATIONS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "RAILROAD COST ACCOUNTING"
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. 836.)"
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# § 11163. Cost availability

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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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 836.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in  prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by .

A prior section 11163, added , , ; amended , , , related to implementation of cost accounting principles, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by . See .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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