Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 2.djvu/328

 104 STAT. 1308 PUBLIC LAW 101-505 —NOV. 3, 1990 "(i) fixed-rates and fixed-fares for transportation subject to this Act; and "(ii) practices and regulations including those affecting rates and fares, required by the Commission. "(b) Each effective tariff shall— "(i) remain in effect for at least 60 days from its effective date, unless the Commission orders otherwise; and " (ii) be published and kept available for public inspection in the form and manner prescribed by the Commission. "(c) A carrier may not charge a rate or fare for transportation subject to this Act other than the applicable rate or fare specified in a tariff filed by the carrier under this Act and in effect at the time. "15. (a) A carrier proposing to change a rate, fare, regulation, or practice specified in an effective tariff shall file a tariff showing the change in the form and manner, and with the information, justification, notice, and supporting material prescribed by the Commission. "(b) Each tariff filed under Subsection (a) of this Section shall state a date on which the tariff shall take effect, which shall be at least 7 calendar days after the date on which the tariff is filed, unless the Commission orders an earlier effective date or rejects the tariff. "(c)(i) A tariff filed for approval with the Commission may be refused acceptance for filing if it is not consistent with this Act and Commission regulations. "(ii) A tariff refused for filing shall be void. "16. (a) The Commission may hold a hearing upon complaint or upon the Commission's own initiative after reasonable notice to determine whether a rate, fare, regulation, or practice relating to a tariff is unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or unduly preferential between classes of riders or between locations within the Metropolitan District. "(b) Within 120 days of the hearing, the Commission shall pass an order prescribing the lawful rate, fare, regulation, or practice, or affirming the tariff. "Through Routes, Joint Fares "17. With the approval of the Commission, any carrier subject to this Act may establish through routes and joint fares with any other lawfully authorized carrier. "Taxicab Fares "18. (a) The Commission shall prescribe reasonable rates for transportation by taxicab, only when— "(i) the trip is between a point in the jurisdiction of one signatory and a point in the jurisdiction of another signatory; and "(ii) both points are within the Metropolitan District. "(b) The fare or charge for taxicab transportation may be calculated on a mileage basis, a zone basis, or on any other basis approved by the Commission. "(c) The Commission may not require the installation of a taximeter in any taxicab when a taximeter is not permitted or required by the jurisdiction licensing and otherwise regulating the operation and service of the taxicab.

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