Legal Opinion
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 1983No. 83-1124PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a challenge to a decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) conditionally certifying various states to regulate intrastate rail carriage within their borders. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
Prior to 1980, state regulatory bodies had the primary responsibility for intrastate rail regulation. In 1980, Congress passed the Staggers Rail Act of 1980, Pub.L. No. 96-448, 94 Stat. 1895 (1980) (codified in scattered sections of 11, 45, and 49 U.S.C.) reallocating jurisdiction over intrastate rail regulation between state and federal agencies.…
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