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== Agency authority == The STB has the authority to regulate rates, service, construction, acquisition, [[railbanking]] and abandonment of rail lines, carrier mergers, and traffic interchanges. The STB also has oversight of pipeline carriers, [[Intercity bus service|intercity bus]] carriers, [[Moving company|moving van]] companies, [[Trucking industry in the United States|trucking companies]] involved in collective activities, and water carriers engaged in non-contiguous domestic trade. The Board has broad discretion, through its exemption authority from [[Federal government of the United States|federal]], [[State law (United States)|state]], and local laws, to implement transportation regulation. === Performance and policy goals === The Board provides a forum for resolving surface transportation disputes and other matters within its jurisdiction. It has the authority to limit or remove regulatory requirements where appropriate.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/about/overview.html | title=Overview | publisher=Surface Transportation Board | access-date=September 2, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808233129/https://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/about/overview.html | archive-date=August 8, 2016}}</ref>
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