49 USC § 14709 - Tariff reconciliation rules for motor carriers of property

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title: "49 USC § 14709 - Tariff reconciliation rules for motor carriers of property"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "14709"
section_name: "Tariff reconciliation rules for motor carriers of property"
chapter_number: 147
chapter_name: "ENFORCEMENT; INVESTIGATIONS; RIGHTS; REMEDIES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 912; amended Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(39), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3392.)"
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# § 14709. Tariff reconciliation rules for motor carriers of property

January 1, 1996December 31, 1995

Subject to review and approval by the Board, motor carriers subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 (other than motor carriers providing transportation of household goods) and shippers may resolve, by mutual consent, overcharge and under-charge claims resulting from incorrect tariff provisions or billing errors arising from the inadvertent failure to properly and timely file and maintain agreed upon rates, rules, or classifications in compliance with section 13702 or, with respect to transportation provided before , sections 10761 and 10762, as in effect on . Resolution of such claims among the parties shall not subject any party to the penalties for departing from a tariff.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 912; amended Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(39), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3392.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

### Pub. L. 104–287

This amends 49:14709 by setting out the effective date of 49:14709 and for clarity and consistency.

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Sections 10761 and 10762, referred to in text, were omitted in the general amendment of this subtitle by , , , effective .

### Prior Provisions

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

### Amendments

1996— substituted “” for “the effective date of this section” and “” for “the day before the effective date of this section”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , except as otherwise provided in , see , set out as a note under .