House Journal: Page 1212: Tuesday, April 22, 2003
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1 commerce commission surface transportation board and
2 seek relief therefrom, and, if deemed necessary or
3 expedient, the department shall prosecute any charge
4 growing out of such violation or discrimination, at
5 the expense of the state, before the interstate
6 commerce commission surface transportation board.
7 Sec. . Section 327D.67, unnumbered paragraph 2,
8 Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
9 The form of every schedule shall be prescribed by
10 the department and shall conform, in the case of
11 common carriers, as nearly as may be to the form
12 prescribed by the interstate commerce commission
13 United States department of transportation.
14 Sec. . Section 327D.72, Code 2003, is amended
15 to read as follows:
16 327D.72 INTERSTATE COMMERCE SCHEDULES.
17 When schedules and classifications required by the
18 interstate commerce commission United States
19 department of transportation contain in whole or in
20 part the information required by the provisions of
21 this chapter, the posting and filing of a copy of such
22 schedules and classifications with the interstate
23 commerce commission United States department of
24 transportation shall be deemed a compliance with the
25 filing requirements of this chapter insofar as such
26 schedules and classifications contain the information
27 required by this chapter, and any additional or
28 different information may be posted and filed in a
29 supplementary schedule.
30 Sec. . Section 327D.200, Code 2003, is amended
31 to read as follows:
32 327D.200 INCONSISTENCY WITH FEDERAL LAW -
33 RAILROADS.
34 If any provision of this chapter is inconsistent or
35 conflicts with federal laws, rules or regulations
36 applicable to railway corporations subject to the
37 jurisdiction of the federal interstate commerce
38 commission surface transportation board, the
39 department shall suspend the provision, but only to
40 the extent necessary to eliminate the inconsistency or
41 conflict.
42 Sec. . Section 327D.201, Code 2003, is amended
43 to read as follows:
44 327D.201 RAILROAD INTRASTATE RATES - RULES.
45 The department may issue rules relating to the
46 regulation of railroad intrastate rates,
47 classifications, rules and practices in accordance
48 with the standards and procedures of the federal
49 interstate commerce commission surface transportation
50 board applicable to rail carriers.

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