Book Description

Considers. S. 1725 and related S. 1839 and S. 1978, to amend the Interstate Commerce Act to allow common carriers to arrange joint shipping rates for land-sea or land-air transportation of goods from Alaska or Hawaii to any other state and to authorize ICC to enforce rate and to exempt local shippers from ICC regulation. S. 2413, to authorize the economic regulation of the Alaska Railroad by the ICC. S. 2484, to establish a foreign trade zone, Hall of States, and an international reception center at Anchorage International Airport. Oct. 20 hearing was held in Fairbanks, Alaska; Oct. 21 and 23 hearings were held in Juneau, Alaska; and Oct. 27 hearing was held in Ketchikan, Alaska.