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 94 STAT. 806

Motor Carrier Ratemaking Study Commission. Establishment.

Membership.

Report to President and Congress. Termination. Records and papers.

Liaison officer, appointment.

PUBLIC LAW 96-296—JULY 1, 1980 "(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, before the date on which the antitrust immunity is eliminated for discussion of or voting on single-line rates by paragraph (3)(D) of this subsection, the Commission may not take any action which would, on the basis of the t5^e of carrier service involved (including service by carriers singly or in combination with other carriers), result in the exclusion of one or more motor common carriers of property from discussion or voting under agreements authorized by this subsection on matters concerning rates, allowances, classifications, or divisions, except that before such date, the Commission may issue regulations which take effect on or after such date to carry out the provisions of such paragraph.". G)X1) There is hereby established a Study Commission to be known as the Motor Carrier Ratemaking Study Commission, hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Study Commission". (2) The Study Commission shall make a full and complete investigation and study of the collective ratemaking process for all rates of motor common carriers and upon the need or lack of need for continued antitrust immunity therefor. Such study shall estimate the impact of the elimination of such immunity upon rate levels and rate structures and describe the impact of the elimination of such immunity upon the Interstate Commerce Commission and its staff. The study shall give special consideration to the effect of the elimination of such immunity upon rural areas and small communities. (3) The Study Commission shall be comprised of ten members as follows: (A) three members appointed by the President of the Senate, two from the membership of the Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation and one from the membership of the Committee on the Judiciary; (B) three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two from the membership of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation and one from the membership of the Committee on the Judiciary; and (C) four members of the public appointed by the President, two from the membership of national trade associations of shippers, one who is a motor common carrier of property from the membership of the national trade association of motor carriers, and one who is a motor common carrier of property from the membership of a major regional motor common carrier rate bureau. (4) The Study Commission shall, not later than January 1, 1983, submit to the President and the Congress its final report including its findings and recommendations. The Study Commission shall cease to exist 6 months after submission of such report. All records and papers of the Study Commission shall thereupon be delivered to the Administrator of General Services for deposit in the Archives of the United States. (5) The Chairman of the Study Commission, who shall be elected by the Commission from among its members, shall request the head of each Federal department or agency which has an interest in or a responsibility with respect to motor carrier collective ratemaking to appoint, and the head of such department or agency shall appoint, a liaison officer who shall work closely with the Study Commission and its staff in matters pertaining to this subsection. Such departments and agencies shall include, but not be limited to, the Department of

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