49 USC 10344: Administration

49 USC 10344: Administration Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995

From Title 49-TRANSPORTATIONSUBTITLE IV-INTERSTATE COMMERCECHAPTER 103-INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSIONSUBCHAPTER III-JOINT BOARDS

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§10344. Administration

(a) Meetings and procedures of joint boards shall be conducted under regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Commission may designate an employee appointed under section 3105 of title 5 to advise and assist a joint board.

(b) When practicable and when directed by the Commission, a proceeding involving a matter referred to a joint board shall be held at a place in the United States that is convenient to the parties to the proceeding.

(c) The members of joint boards and employees designated to advise and assist them under subsection (a) of this section may administer oaths, subpena witnesses and the production of records, and take depositions under section 10321 of this title related to matters referred to the boards.

(d) When carrying out this subtitle, members of joint boards shall receive an allowance for travel and subsistence expenses as the Commission shall provide.

(e) A member of a joint board may not have a pecuniary interest in, hold an official relation to, or own securities of, a carrier providing transportation by any mode.

(f) The Administrator of General Services shall assign space and facilities in the Interstate Commerce Commission building not required by the Commission for the use of the national organization of the State commissions and their representatives. The space and facilities shall be available for the use of joint boards and for members and representatives of those boards cooperating with the Commission or with another department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government. If suitable space is not available in the Interstate Commerce Commission building, the Administrator shall assign space in another building in convenient proximity to it. The Commission shall pay the rent for any space or facilities assigned under this subsection at rates determined in accordance with section 210(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(j)).

( Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1354 ; Pub. L. 96–296, §36, July 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 826 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
10344(a)	49:305(a) (3d sentence proviso), (b) (2d sentence 1st–12th words).	Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379 , §205(a) (3d sentence proviso), (b) (2d sentence 1st–12th words and 11th sentence); added Aug. 9, 1935, ch. 498, §1, 49 Stat. 548 ; Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, §20(c)(2)–(5), 54 Stat. 922 ; July 26, 1949, ch. 361, §1, 63 Stat. 479 .
10344(b)	49:305(c) (related to joint boards).	Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379 , §205(c) (related to joint boards); added Aug. 9, 1935, ch. 498, §1, 49 Stat. 549 ; Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, §20(c)(2), 54 Stat. 922 .
10344(c)	49:305(d) (related to joint boards).	Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379 , §205(d) (related to joint boards), (f) (4th sentence), and (i) (related to joint boards); added Aug. 9, 1935, ch. 498, §1, 49 Stat. 550 ; Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, §20(c)(2), 54 Stat. 922 .
10344(d)	49:305(b) (11th sentence).
10344(e)	49:305(i) (related to joint boards).
10344(f)	49:305(f) (4th sentence).

In subsection (a), the first sentence is substituted for "The Commission shall prescribe rules governing meetings and procedure of joint boards" for clarity and consistency in view of the general power of the Commission to prescribe regulations under section 10321 of the revised title.

In subsection (b), the words "by rule or order" are omitted as surplus. The word "proceeding" is substituted for "hearings" for consistency.

In subsection (c), the words after the semicolon in the source provision are omitted as unnecessary in view of the restatement and because of part V of title 18.

In subsection (f), the words "Administrator of General Services" are substituted for "Government authority controlling the allocation of space" as being more precise. The words "department, agency, or instrumentality" are substituted for "Federal commission or department" for consistency and as being more precise.

Amendments

1980-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 96–296 inserted provision authorizing the Commission to pay the rent for any space or facilities assigned under this subsection at rates determined in accordance with section 490(j) of title 40.

Use of Government Transportation Requests by Members of Joint Boards

Provisions authorizing joint board members to use government transportation requests when traveling in connection with their duties as such were contained in the following appropriation acts:

Oct. 27, 1993, Pub. L. 103–122, title II, 107 Stat. 1218 .

Oct. 6, 1992, Pub. L. 102–388, title II, 106 Stat. 1541 .

Oct. 28, 1991, Pub. L. 102–143, title II, 105 Stat. 938 .

Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–516, title II, 104 Stat. 2177 .

Nov. 21, 1989, Pub. L. 101–164, title II, 103 Stat. 1090 .

Sept. 30, 1988, Pub. L. 100–457, title II, 102 Stat. 2144 .

Dec. 22, 1987, Pub. L. 100–202, §101(l) [title II], 101 Stat. 1329–358 , 1329-375.

Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L. 99–500, §101(l) [H.R. 5205, title II], 100 Stat. 1783–308 , and Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L. 99–591, §101(l) [H.R. 5205, title II], 100 Stat. 3341–308 .

Dec. 19, 1985, Pub. L. 99–190, §101(e) [title II], 99 Stat. 1267 , 1283.

Oct. 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98–473, title I, §101(i) [title II], 98 Stat. 1944 , 1959.

Aug. 15, 1983, Pub. L. 98–78, title II, 97 Stat. 468 .

Dec. 18, 1982, Pub. L. 97–369, title II, 96 Stat. 1779 .