39 USC 5201 - Sec. 5201. Definitions
39 USC - US Code - Title 39: Postal Service (January 2003)
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For purposes of this chapter - (1) "Board" means the Surface Transportation Board; (2) "carrier" and "regulated surface carrier" mean a railroad, a freight forwarder, or a motor carrier; (3) "railroad" means a railway common carrier, including an electric urban and interurban railway common carrier; (4) "freight forwarder" means any regulated freight forwarder which holds itself out to the general public as a carrier to transport or provide transportation of property as authorized by a registration issued by the Board; (5) "motor carrier" means a motor carrier, except a passenger-carrying motor vehicle of such a carrier, within the meaning of section 13102(12) of title 49, that holds a registration issued by the Board; (6) "person" includes any person other than a carrier holding a certificate or registration issued by the Board; and (7) "mail" includes equipment and supplies of the Postal Service.
Amendments 1995 - Par. (1). Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 307(3), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: " 'Commission' means the Interstate Commerce Commission;". Par. (2). Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 307(4), substituted "or a motor carrier" for "a motor common carrier, or express carrier". Par. (4). Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 307(5), (14), substituted "carrier" for "common carrier", "registration" for "permit", and "Board" for "Commission". Par. (5). Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 307(6), (14), substituted "motor carrier" for "motor common carrier" in two places, "13102(12)" for "10102(14)", "registration" for "certificate of public convenience and necessity", and "Board" for "Commission". Par. (6). Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 307(7)-(9), (14), redesignated par. (7) as (6), substituted "certificate or registration" for "certificate of public convenience and necessity" and "Board" for "Commission", and struck out former par. (6) which read as follows: " 'express carrier' means any express carrier engaged in transportation as a common carrier for hire under section 10102(8) of title 49;". Pars. (7), (8). Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 307(8), redesignated pars. (7) and (8) as (6) and (7), respectively. 1986 - Par. (5). Pub. L. 99-521 substituted reference to section 10102(14) of title 49 for reference to section 10102(13) of title 49. 1982 - Par. (5). Pub. L. 97-261, Sec. 6(d)(4)(A), substituted "10102(13)" for "10102(12)". Par. (6). Pub. L. 97-261, Sec. 6(d)(4)(B), substituted "10102(8) of title 49" for "10102(7)". 1980 - Par. (5). Pub. L. 96-454 substituted "10102(12)" for "10102(11)". 1978 - Par. (2). Pub. L. 95-473, Sec. 2(a)(4)(A), substituted "motor common carrier, or express carrier" for "motor carrier, or an express company". Par. (5). Pub. L. 95-473, Sec. 2(a)(4)(B), substituted " 'motor common carrier' means a motor common carrier, except a passenger-carrying motor vehicle of such a carrier, within the meaning of section 10102(11) of title 49, that holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Commission" for " 'motor carrier' means any common carrier by motor vehicle, except a passenger-carrying motor vehicle, within the meaning of section 303(a)(14) of title 49, which holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Commission". Par. (6). Pub. L. 95-473, Sec. 2(a)(4)(C), substituted "carrier" for "company" and "section 10102(7)" for "section 1(3) of title 49". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1995 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 104-88 effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104-88, set out as an Effective Date note under section 701 of Title 49, Transportation.EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT Section 15 of Pub. L. 99-521 provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] shall take effect sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 22, 1986]." EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1982 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 97-261 effective on 60th day after Sept. 20, 1982, see section 31(a) of Pub. L. 97-261, set out as a note under section 77c of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.EFFECTIVE DATE Chapter effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71-9 of the Board of Governors.See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91-375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title. Section Referred To In Other Sections This section is referred to in section 5005 of this title.
