2012 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle IV - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION (§§ 10101 - 16106)
Part A - RAIL (§§ 10101 - 11908)
Chapter 111 - OPERATIONS (§§ 11101 - 11164)
Subchapter II - CAR SERVICE (§§ 11121 - 11124)
Section 11124 - War emergencies; embargoes imposed by carriers
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE IV - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION PART A - RAIL CHAPTER 111 - OPERATIONS SUBCHAPTER II - CAR SERVICE Sec. 11124 - War emergencies; embargoes imposed by carriers |
| Contains | section 11124 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, §102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 834. |
| Statutes at Large References | 92 Stat. 1422, 1423, 1424, 1425 98 Stat. 5 100 Stat. 2997 108 Stat. 1378 109 Stat. 834 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 95-473, Public Law 98-216, Public Law 99-521, Public Law 103-272, Public Law 104-88 |
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(a)(1) When the President, during time of war or threatened war, notifies the Board that it is essential to the defense and security of the United States to give preference or priority to the movement of certain traffic, the Board shall direct that preference or priority be given to that traffic.
(2) When the President, during time of war or threatened war, demands that preference and precedence be given to the transportation of troops and material of war over all other traffic, all rail carriers providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part shall adopt every means within their control to facilitate and expedite the military traffic.
(b) An embargo imposed by any such rail carrier does not apply to shipments consigned to agents of the United States Government for its use. The rail carrier shall deliver those shipments as promptly as possible.
(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, §102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 834.)
Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 11128 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, §102(a).
Prior sections 11124 to 11128 were omitted in the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, §102(a).
Section 11124, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1422, related to rerouting traffic on failure of rail carrier to serve the public.
Section 11125, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1423; Pub. L. 98–216, §2(15), Feb. 14, 1984, 98 Stat. 5; Pub. L. 103–272, §5(m)(28), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1378, related to directed rail transportation.
Section 11126, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1424; Pub. L. 103–272, §5(m)(29), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1378, related to distribution of coal cars.
Section 11127, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1424; Pub. L. 99–521, §9(b)(1), (2), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2997, related to service of household goods freight forwarders.
Section 11128, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1425, related to war emergencies and embargoes imposed by carriers. See section 11124 of this title.
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