Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/120

 92 STAT. 1400

49 USC 10783. Ante, p. 1359.

Special service, compensation and accounting. Records inspection, 49 USC 10784.

PUBLIC LAW 95-473—OCT. 17, 1978

(1) the history and organization of the corporation that currently operates the property and of previous corporations that \ also operated that property; (2) increases or decreases of securities during reorganization of that corporation or such a previous corporation; (3) money received through the issuance of securities by that corporation or such a previous corporation; (4) syndicating, banking, and other financial arrangements under which those securities were issued and the expenses thereof; (5) the net and gross earnings of those corporations; and (6) the expenditure of all money and the purposes of those expenditures in as much detail as the Commission determines to be necessary. § 10783. Cooperation and assistance of carriers (a) Each common carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission under subchapter I of chapter 105 of this title shall cooperate with and assist the Commission in valuing property under this subchapter. The Commission may order those carriers to— (1) give to the Commission maps, profiles, contracts, engineering reports, and other records to assist it in investigating and establishing the value of that carrier's property; and (2) assist the Commission in valuing property under this subchapter in other ways, including giving its agents free access to its right-of-way, property, and records on request. (b) A rail carrier whose property is being valued under this subchapter shall— (1) transport employees of the United States Government Avho are making surveys and other examinations of the physical property of that carrier in the course of that valuation when reasonably required by them in the actual discharge of their duties; (2) transport and store the cars of the United States Government that are used to house and maintain those employees when reasonably required during the valuation; and (3) transport supplies necessary to maintain those employees and the property of the United States Government actually used on the railroad during the valuation. (c) The transportation required to be provided under subsection (b) of this section is considered a special service for which the Commission may prescribe the compensation to be paid. A rail carrier shall give the Commission an accurate accounting of the transportation provided under this section when required by the Commission. (d) The Commission shall keep records compiled under this subchapter open for public inspection. However, the Commission may order those records closed to the public but must state its reasons for closing them. § 10784. Revision of property valuations (a) When the Interstate Commerce Commission completes an initial valuation of property under this subchapter, it shall thereafter correct, revise, and supplement that valuation, including previous inventories and classifications, by keeping itself informed of new \ construction, changes in condition, quantity, use, and classification of

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