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title: "49 U.S.C. § 11702"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 11702 - Enforcement by the Board
## Text
The Board may bring a civil action—
(1) to enjoin a rail carrier from violating sections 10901 through 10906 of this title, or a regulation prescribed or order or certificate issued under any of those sections;
(2) to enforce subchapter II of chapter 113 of this title and to compel compliance with an order of the Board under that subchapter; and
(3) to enforce an order of the Board, except a civil action to enforce an order for the payment of money, when it is violated by a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part.
(Added Pub. L. 10488, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 845.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 11702, Pub. L. 95473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1450; Pub. L. 96296, §§ 15(c), 16(c), July 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 809, 810; Pub. L. 97261, § 25(e), Sept. 20, 1982, 96 Stat. 1125; Pub. L. 98554, title II, § 226(c)(5), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2851; Pub. L. 100690, title IX, § 9111(j), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4534, related to authority of Interstate Commerce Commission to bring a civil action to enforce various provisions of this subtitle, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 10488, § 102(a). See sections 11702, 14702, and 15902 of this title.
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.