2015 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation (Sections 101 - 80504)
Subtitle IV - Interstate Transportation (Sections 10101 - 16106)
Part C - Pipeline Carriers (Sections 15101 - 16106)
Chapter 153 - Jurisdiction (Sections 15301 - 15302)
Sec. 15302 - Authority to exempt pipeline carrier transportation
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, 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 C - PIPELINE CARRIERS CHAPTER 153 - JURISDICTION Sec. 15302 - Authority to exempt pipeline carrier transportation |
| Contains | section 15302 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, §106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 923. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 109 Stat. 923 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 104-88 |
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(a) In General—In a matter related to a pipeline carrier providing transportation subject to jurisdiction under this chapter, the Board shall exempt a person, class of persons, or a transaction or service when the Board finds that the application, in whole or in part, of a provision of this part—
(1) is not necessary to carry out the transportation policy of section 15101; and
(2) either (A) the transaction or service is of limited scope, or (B) the application, in whole or in part, of the provision is not needed to protect shippers from the abuse of market power.
(b) Initiation of Proceeding.—The Board may, where appropriate, begin a proceeding under this section on its own initiative or an interested party.
(c) Period of Exemption.—The Board may specify the period of time during which an exemption granted under this section is effective.
(d) Revocation.—The Board may revoke an exemption, to the extent it specifies, when it finds that application, in whole or in part, of a provision of this part to the person, class, or transportation is necessary to carry out the transportation policy of section 15101.
(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, §106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 923.)
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