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# 11 U.S.C. § 1162 - Definition

## Text

In this subchapter, “Board” means the “Surface Transportation Board”.

(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title III, § 302(1), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 943.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 1162, Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2641, defined “Commission”, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–88, title III, § 302(1), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 943.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of Title 49, Transportation.