49 U.S.C. § 11701
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 11701, Pub. L. 95-473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1449; Pub. L. 96-296, §26(a), July 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 818; Pub. L. 98-554, title II, §226(c)(4), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2851; Pub. L. 99-521, §12(a), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2998; Pub. L. 100-690, title IX, §9111(i), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4534; Pub. L. 103-272, §5(m) (34), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1378, related to general authority of Interstate Commerce Commission to enforce this subtitle, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104-88, §102(a) . See sections 11701, 14701, and 15901 of this title.
AMENDMENTS2015-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114-110, §12(a), substituted "on the Board's own initiative or upon receiving a complaint pursuant to subsection (b)" for "only on complaint" and inserted at end "If the Board finds a violation of this part in a proceeding brought on its own initiative, any remedy from such proceeding may only be applied prospectively." Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 114-110, §12(b), added subsecs. (d) and (e).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection 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 1301 of this title.
RULEMAKINGS FOR INVESTIGATIONS OF THE BOARD'S INITIATIVE Pub. L. 114-110, §12(c), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2235, provided that: "Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 2015], the Board shall issue rules, after notice and comment rulemaking, for investigations commenced on its own initiative that-"(1) comply with the requirements of section 11701(d) of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (b); "(2) satisfy due process requirements; and"(3) take into account ex parte constraints."