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title: "49 U.S.C. § 28504"
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title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 28504 - Applicability of other laws

## Text

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit a rail transportation provider’s right under section 28103(b) to enter into contracts that allocate financial responsibility for claims.

(Added Pub. L. 110–432, div. B, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4956.)