An Act to amend the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to establish a Federal-State joint board to recommend uniform procedures for determining what part of the property and expenses of communication common carriers shall be considered as used 1n interstate or foreign communication toll service, and what part of such property and expenses shall be considered as used in intrastate and exchange service, and for other purposes
PL 92-131 (H.R.7048), enacted 09/30/1971

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PUBLIC LAW 92-131-SEPT. 30, 1971 
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Public Law 92-130 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To authorize the I'resident of the United States to issue a proclamation to 
announce the occasion of the celebration of the one hundred and twenty-fifth 
anniversary of the establisliment of the Smithsonian Institution and to desig-
nate and to set aside September 26,1971, as a si)ecial day to honor the scientific 
and cultural achievements of the Institution. 
September 29, 197 1 
[H. J. Res. 782] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of Amet'ica in Congress assembled, That the President of the ins^utution"^^" 
LTnited States is hereby authorized and requested to issue a proclama- 
125th anniver-
tion to announce the occasion of the celebration of the one hundred and ^ary. 
twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Smithsonian authorifau^onr 
Institution and to designate and to set aside September 26, 1971, as a 
special day to honor the scientific and cultural achievements of the 
Institution. 
Approved September 29, 1971. 
Public Law 92-131 
AN ACT 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to establish a Federal-
State Joint Board to recommend uniform procedures for determining what 
part of the property and expenses of communication common carriers shall 
be considered as used in interstate or foreign communication toll service, and 
what part of such property and expenses shall be considered as used in intra-
state and exchange service ; and for other purposes. 
September 30,1971 
[H. R. 7048] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Federal-State Com-
munications Joint Board Act". 
SEC. 2. The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, is further 
amended by adding a new subsection (c) at the end of section 4i0 
(47 U.S.C. 410) to read as follows: 
"(c) The Commission shall refer any proceeding regarding the 
jurisdictional separation of common carrier property and expenses 
between interstate and intrastate operations, which it institutes pur-
suant to a notice of proposed rulemaking and, except as provided in 
section 409 of this Act, may refer any other matter, relating to com-
mon carrier communications of joint Federal-State concern, to a 
Federal-State Joint Board. The Joint Board shall possess the same 
jurisdiction, powers, duties, and obligations as a joint board estab-
lished under subsection (a) of this section, and shall prepare a rec-
ommended decision for prompt review and action by the Commission. 
In addition, the State members of the Joint Board shall sit with the 
Commission en banc at any oral argument that may be scheduled in 
the proceeding. The Commission shall also afford the State members 
of the Joint Board an opportunity to participate in its deliberations, 
but not vote, when it has under consideration the recommended deci-
sion of the Joint Board or any further decisional action that may be 
required in the proceeding. The Joint Board shall be composed of 
three Commissioners of the Commission and of four State commis-
sioners nominated by the national organization of the State com-
missions, as referred to in sections 202(b) and 205(f) of the Interstate 
Commerce Act, and approved by the Commission. The Chairman of 
the Commission, or another Commissioner designated by the Com-
mission, shall serve as Chairman of the Joint Board." 
Approved September 30, 1971. 
Federal-State 
Communications 
Joint Board Act,. 
48 Stat. 1064. 
47 u s e 609 and 
note. 
75 Stat. 422. 
47 u s e 409. 
49 u s e 302, 
305.