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title: "49 U.S.C. § 13705"
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title_number: 49
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chapter_name: "RATES AND THROUGH ROUTES"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 13705 - Requirements for through routes among motor carriers of passengers
## Text
(a) Establishment; Reasonableness.— A motor carrier providing transportation of passengers subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall establish through routes with other carriers of the same type and shall establish individual and joint rates applicable to them. Such through route must be reasonable.
(b) Prescribed by Board.— When the Board finds it necessary to enforce the requirements of this section, the Board may prescribe through routes and the conditions under which those routes must be operated for motor carriers providing transportation of passengers subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135.
(Added Pub. L. 10488, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 872.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in sections 10703 and 10705 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 10488, § 102(a).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 10488, see section 2 of Pub. L. 10488, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.