ICC Termination Act of 1995 explained

Longtitle:To abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and for other purposes.
Enacted By:104th
Effective Date:December 29, 1995
Leghisturl:https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2539
Introducedin:House
Introducedby:Bud Shuster
Introduceddate:October 26, 1995
Committees:House Transportation and Infrastructure
Passedbody1:House
Passeddate1:November 14, 1995
Passedvote1:417-8
Passedbody2:Senate
Passeddate2:November 28, 1995
Passedvote2:voice vote
Conferencedate:December 18, 1995
Passedbody3:Senate
Passeddate3:December 21, 1995
Passedvote3:voice vote
Passedbody4:House
Passeddate4:December 22, 1995
Passedvote4:without objection
Signedpresident:Bill Clinton
Signeddate:December 29, 1995

The ICC Termination Act of 1995 is a United States federal law enacted in 1995 that abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission and simultaneously created its successor agency, the Surface Transportation Board.[1] [2]

On December 1, 2020, Oklahoma City federal judge Charles B. Goodwin referred to this Act when he declared unconstitutional a 2019 State of Oklahoma law preventing trains from blocking streets for longer than 10 minutes; declaring, in part:[3]

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Notes and References

  1. ICC Termination Act of 1995,, ; 1995-12-29.
  2. U.S. Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C. Overview of the STB Accessed 2010-10-25.
  3. Web site: Clay . Nolan . Oklahoma train crossing law ruled unconstitutional . Tulsaworld.com . Tulsa World . 2 December 2020.