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 ,|pJfifc*-' PUBLIC LAW 104-88 —DEC. 29, 1995 109 STAT. 845 "(b) A rail carrier withholding pay from an employee under Reports, subsection (a) of this section shall file income tax information returns and other reports only with the State and subdivision of residence of the employee. "CHAPTER 117—ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES "Sec. "11701. General authority. "11702. Enforcement by the Board. "11703. Enforcement by the Attorney General. "11704. Rights and remedies of persons injured by rail carriers. "11705. Limitation on actions by and against rail carriers. "11706. Liability of rail carriers; under receipts and bills of lading. "11707. Liability when propert}'^ is delivered in violation of routing instructions. "§ 11701. General authority "(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the Board may begin an investigation under this part only on complaint. If the Board finds that a rail carrier is violating this part, the Board shall take appropriate action to compel compliance with this part. "(b) A person, including a governmental authority, may file with the Board a complaint about a violation of this part by a rail carrier providing transportation or service subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part. The complaint must state the facts that are the subject of the violation. The Board may dismiss a complaint it determines does not state reasonable grounds for investigation and action. However, the Board may not dismiss a complaint made against a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part because of the absence of direct damage to the complainant. "(c) A formal investigative proceeding begun by the Board under subsection (a) of this section is dismissed automatically unless it is concluded by the Board with administrative finality by the end of the third year after the date on which it was begun. "§ 11702. Enforcement by the Board "The Board may bring a civil action— "(1) to enjoin a rail carrier from violating sections 10901 through 10906 of this title, or a regulation prescribed or order or certificate issued under any of those sections; "(2) to enforce subchapter II of chapter 113 of this title and to compel compliance with an order of the Board under that subchapter; and "(3) to enforce an order of the Board, except a civil action to enforce an order for the payment of money, when it is violated by a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part. "§ 11703. Enforcement by the Attorney General "(a) The Attorney General may, and on request of the Board shall, bring court proceedings to enforce this part, or a regulation or order of the Board or certificate issued under this part, and to prosecute a person violating this part or a regulation or order of the Board or certificate issued under this part. "(b) The United States Government may bring a civil action on behalf of a person to compel a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part

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