49 U.S.C. 13501, General Jurisdiction

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[CITE: 49USC13501]

TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE IV--INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION

PART B--MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS

CHAPTER 135--JURISDICTION

SUBCHAPTER I--MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 13501. General jurisdiction

The Secretary and the Board have jurisdiction, as specified in this

part, over transportation by motor carrier and the procurement of that

transportation, to the extent that passengers, property, or both, are

transported by motor carrier--

(1) between a place in--

(A) a State and a place in another State;

(B) a State and another place in the same State through

another State;

(C) the United States and a place in a territory or

possession of the United States to the extent the transportation

is in the United States;

(D) the United States and another place in the United States

through a foreign country to the extent the transportation is in

the United States; or

(E) the United States and a place in a foreign country to

the extent the transportation is in the United States; and

(2) in a reservation under the exclusive jurisdiction of the

United States or on a public highway.

(Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, Sec. 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 859.)

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in

section 10521 of this title prior to the general amendment of this

subtitle by Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 102(a).

Effective Date

Chapter effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub.

L. 104-88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104-88, set out as a note under

section 701 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 13102, 13502, 13711, 14504,

31501, 31502 of this title.