Article: ICC Termination Act of 1995

On December 29, 1995, President Clinton signed the ICC Termination Act of 1995, which became effective on January 1, 1996. ICC Termination Act of 1995, P.L. No. 104-88, sec 2, 109 Stat. 803 (1995) ("Act"). Pursuant to the Act, the Interstate Commerce Commission ("ICC") was abolished and an independent three-member Surface Transportation Board ("STB") was established within the federal Department of Transportation. Act secs 101 and 201-205; 61 Fed. Reg. 1842 (Jan. 24, 1996). The STB now performs a number of functions previously performed by the ICC, including the ICC's former function as the central point of recordation of security interests and other financial instruments affecting railroad ...

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