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 109 STAT. 940 PUBLIC LAW 104-88 —DEC. 29, 1995 it considers significant, with particular attention to issues of importance to small shippers and small railroads, including car supply, rates, competition, and effective procedures for addressing legitimate shipper and other claims. "(2) To the extent the Council addresses specific grain car issues, it shall coordinate such activities with the National Grain Car Council. The Secretary and Chairman shall cooperate with the Council to provide research, technical and other reasonable support in developing any reports and policy statements required or authorized by this subsection. "(3) The Council shall endeavor to develop within the private sector mechanisms to prevent, or identify and effectively address, obstacles to the most effective and efficient transportation system practicable. "(4) The Council shall prepare an annual report concerning its activities and the results of Council efforts to resolve industry issues, and propose whatever regulatory or legislative relief it considers appropriate. The Council shall include in the annual report such recommendations as it considers appropriate with respect to the performance of the Secretary and Chairman under this chapter, and with respect to the operation and effectiveness of meetings and industry developments relating to the Council's efforts, and such other information as it considers appropriate. Such annual reports shall be reviewed by the Secretary and Chairman, and shall include the Secretary and Chairman's views or comments relating to— "(A) the accuracy of information therein; "(B) Council efforts and reasonableness of Council positions and actions; and "(C) any other aspects of the Council's work as they may consider appropriate. The Council may prepare other reports or develop policy statements as the Council considers appropriate. An annual report shall be submitted for each fiscal year and shall be submitted to the Secretary and Chairman within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year. Other such reports and statements may be submitted as the Council considers appropriate. "§ 727. Definitions "All terms used in this chapter that are defined in subtitle IV shall have the meaning given those terms in that subtitle.". (b) TABLE OF CHAPTERS AMENDMENT. — The table of chapters of subtitle I of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: " 7. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 701". 49 USC 701 note. SEC. 202. REORGANIZATION. The Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (in this Act referred to as the "Board") may allocate or reallocate any function of the Board, consistent with this title and subchapter I of chapter 7, as amended by section 201 of this title, among the members or employees of the Board, and may establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue in the Board any organizational entities that were entities of the Interstate Commerce Commission, as the Chairman considers necessary or appropriate.

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