surface transportation board has the responsibility to regulate interstate commerce.
surface transportation board has the responsibility to regulate interstate commerce.
who has the responsibility to regulate interstate commerce?
surface transportation board
the interstate commerce commission (icc) was a regulatory agency in the united states created by the interstate commerce act of 1887. the agency's original purpose was to regulate railroads (and later trucking) to ensure fair rates, to eliminate rate discrimination, and to regulate other aspects of common carriers, including interstate bus lines and telephone companies. congress expanded icc authority to regulate other modes of commerce beginning in 1906. throughout the 20th century several of icc's authorities were transferred to other federal agencies. the icc was abolished in 1995, and its remaining functions were transferred to the surface transportation board.
interstate commerce commission
the us constitution gives congress the power to regulate interstate commerce. the regulation of commerce that is completely within a state is not an enumerated power of the federal government. in effect, the interstate commerce commission was attempting to set the rate that the railroad could charge from dallas to marshall, a section of rail line completely within the borders of texas. the issue was thus whether "congress is impotent to control the intrastate charges of an interstate carrier" or whether congress could go further or if it was necessary to regulate interstate commerce.









































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houston east & west texas railway co. v. united states