Us Code § 70206 - Savings provision
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§ 70206. Savings provision
Nothing in this subtitle provides additional authority to regulate or direct private activity on freight networks designated under this subtitle.
(Added Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title VIII, §8001(a), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1612, §70204; renumbered §70206, Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title I, §21106(a)(1), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 659.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 117–58 renumbered section 70204 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
[CHAPTER 703—TRANSFERRED]
Editorial Notes
Codification
Former chapter 703 was renumbered chapter 511 of Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs. Former sections 70301 to 70305 were renumbered sections 51101 to 51105, respectively, of Title 51.
SUBTITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER 801—BILLS OF LADING
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–429, §6(79), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4388, made technical amendment to chapter heading.
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