Title 49 of the United States Code
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- § 101. Purpose
- § 10101. Rail transportation policy
- § 10102. Definitions
- § 102. Department of Transportation
- § 103. Federal Railroad Administration
- § 104. Federal Highway Administration
- § 105. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- § 10501. General jurisdiction
- § 10502. Authority to exempt rail carrier transportation
- § 106. Federal Aviation Administration
- § 107. Federal Transit Administration
- § 10701. Standards for rates, classifications, through routes, rules, and practices
- § 10702. Authority for rail carriers to establish rates, classifications, rules, and practices
- § 10703. Authority for rail carriers to establish through routes
- § 10704. Authority and criteria: rates, classifications, rules, and practices prescribed by Board
- § 10705. Authority: through routes, joint classifications, rates, and divisions prescribed by Board
- § 10706. Rate agreements: exemption from antitrust laws
- § 10707. Determination of market dominance in rail rate proceedings
- § 10708. Rail cost adjustment factor
- § 10709. Contracts
- § 10721. Government traffic
- § 10722. Car utilization
- § 10741. Prohibitions against discrimination by rail carriers
- § 10742. Facilities for interchange of traffic
- § 10743. Liability for payment of rates
- § 10744. Continuous carriage of freight
- § 10745. Transportation services or facilities furnished by shipper
- § 10746. Demurrage charges
- § 10747. Designation of certain routes by shippers
- § 108. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- § 109. Maritime Administration
- § 10901. Authorizing construction and operation of railroad lines
- § 10902. Short line purchases by Class II and Class III rail carriers
- § 10903. Filing and procedure for application to abandon or discontinue
- § 10904. Offers of financial assistance to avoid abandonment and discontinuance
- § 10905. Offering abandoned rail properties for sale for public purposes
- § 10906. Exception
- § 10907. Railroad development
- § 10908. Regulation of solid waste rail transfer facilities
- § 10909. Solid waste rail transfer facility land-use exemption
- § 10910. Effect on other statutes and authorities
- § 110. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
- § 1101. Definitions
- § 111. Repealed. Pub. L. 112–141, div. E, title II, §52011(c)(1), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 895
- § 11101. Common carrier transportation, service, and rates
- § 11102. Use of terminal facilities
- § 11103. Switch connections and tracks
- § 1111. General organization
- § 1112. Special boards of inquiry on air transportation safety
- § 11121. Criteria
- § 11122. Compensation and practice
- § 11123. Situations requiring immediate action to serve the public
- § 11124. War emergencies; embargoes imposed by carriers
- § 1113. Administrative
- § 1114. Disclosure, availability, and use of information
- § 11141. Definitions
- § 11142. Uniform accounting system
- § 11143. Depreciation charges
- § 11144. Records: form; inspection; preservation
- § 11145. Reports by rail carriers, lessors, and associations
- § 1115. Training
- § 1116. Reports, studies, and retrospective reviews
- § 11161. Implementation of cost accounting principles
- § 11162. Rail carrier cost accounting system
- § 11163. Cost availability
- § 11164. Accounting and cost reporting
- § 1117. Methodology
- § 1118. Authorization of appropriations
- § 1119. Accident and safety data classification and publication
- § 112. Repealed. Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title VI, §6012(a), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1570
- § 113. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- § 11301. Equipment trusts: recordation; evidence of indebtedness
- § 1131. General authority
- § 1132. Civil aircraft accident investigations
- § 11321. Scope of authority
- § 11322. Limitation on pooling and division of transportation or earnings
- § 11323. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control
- § 11324. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control: conditions of approval
- § 11325. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control: procedure
- § 11326. Employee protective arrangements in transactions involving rail carriers
- § 11327. Supplemental orders
- § 11328. Restrictions on officers and directors
- § 1133. Review of other agency action
- § 1134. Inspections and autopsies
- § 1135. Secretary of Transportation's responses to safety recommendations
- § 1136. Assistance to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents
- § 1137. Authority of the Inspector General
- § 1138. Evaluation and audit of National Transportation Safety Board
- § 1139. Assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents
- § 114. Transportation Security Administration
- § 1140. Information for families of individuals involved in accidents
- § 115. Transportation Security Oversight Board
- § 11501. Tax discrimination against rail transportation property
- § 11502. Withholding State and local income tax by rail carriers
- § 1151. Aviation enforcement
- § 1152. Joinder and intervention in aviation proceedings
- § 1153. Judicial review
- § 1154. Discovery and use of cockpit and surface vehicle recordings and transcripts
- § 1155. Aviation penalties
- § 116. National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau
- § 117. Council on Credit and Finance
- § 11701. General authority
- § 11702. Enforcement by the Board
- § 11703. Enforcement by the Attorney General
- § 11704. Rights and remedies of persons injured by rail carriers
- § 11705. Limitation on actions by and against rail carriers
- § 11706. Liability of rail carriers under receipts and bills of lading
- § 11707. Liability when property is delivered in violation of routing instructions
- § 11708. Voluntary arbitration of certain rail rates and practices disputes
- § 118. Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy
- § 119. Advanced Research Projects Agency–Infrastructure
- § 11901. General civil penalties
- § 11902. Interference with railroad car supply
- § 11903. Record keeping and reporting violations
- § 11904. Unlawful disclosure of information
- § 11905. Disobedience to subpoenas
- § 11906. General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided
- § 11907. Punishment of corporation for violations committed by certain individuals
- § 11908. Relation to other Federal criminal penalties
- § 1301. Establishment of Board
- § 1302. Functions
- § 1303. Administrative provisions
- § 1304. Reports
- § 1305. Authorization of appropriations
- § 1306. Reporting official action
- § 13101. Transportation policy
- § 13102. Definitions
- § 13103. Remedies as cumulative
- § 1321. Powers
- § 1322. Board action
- § 1323. Service of notice in Board proceedings
- § 1324. Service of process in court proceedings
- § 1325. Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council
- § 1326. Authority of the Inspector General
- § 13301. Powers
- § 13302. Intervention
- § 13303. Service of notice in proceedings
- § 13304. Service of process in court proceedings
- § 13501. General jurisdiction
- § 13502. Exempt transportation between Alaska and other States
- § 13503. Exempt motor vehicle transportation in terminal areas
- § 13504. Exempt motor carrier transportation entirely in one State
- § 13505. Transportation furthering a primary business
- § 13506. Miscellaneous motor carrier transportation exemptions
- § 13507. Mixed loads of regulated and unregulated property
- § 13508. Limited authority over cooperative associations
- § 13521. General jurisdiction
- § 13531. General jurisdiction
- § 13541. Authority to exempt transportation or services
- § 13701. Requirements for reasonable rates, classifications, through routes, rules, and practices for certain transportation
- § 13702. Tariff requirement for certain transportation
- § 13703. Certain collective activities; exemption from antitrust laws
- § 13704. Household goods rates—estimates; guarantees of service
- § 13705. Requirements for through routes among motor carriers of passengers
- § 13706. Liability for payment of rates
- § 13707. Payment of rates
- § 13708. Billing and collecting practices
- § 13709. Procedures for resolving claims involving unfiled, negotiated transportation rates
- § 13710. Additional billing and collecting practices
- § 13711. Alternative procedure for resolving undercharge disputes
- § 13712. Government traffic
- § 13713. Food and grocery transportation
- § 13901. Requirements for registration
- § 13902. Registration of motor carriers
- § 13903. Registration of freight forwarders
- § 13904. Registration of brokers
- § 13905. Effective periods of registration
- § 13906. Security of motor carriers, motor private carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders
- § 13907. Household goods agents
- § 13908. Registration and other reforms
- § 13909. Availability of information
- § 14101. Providing transportation and service
- § 14102. Leased motor vehicles
- § 14103. Loading and unloading motor vehicles
- § 14104. Household goods carrier operations
- § 14121. Definitions
- § 14122. Records: form; inspection; preservation
- § 14123. Financial reporting
- § 14301. Security interests in certain motor vehicles
- § 14302. Pooling and division of transportation or earnings
- § 14303. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control of motor carriers of passengers
- § 14501. Federal authority over intrastate transportation
- § 14502. Tax discrimination against motor carrier transportation property
- § 14503. Withholding State and local income tax by certain carriers
- § 14504. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–59, title IV, §4305(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1764; Pub. L. 110–53, title XV, §1537(a), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 467
- § 14504a. Unified Carrier Registration System plan and agreement
- § 14505. State tax
- § 14506. Identification of vehicles
- § 14701. General authority
- § 14702. Enforcement by the regulatory authority
- § 14703. Enforcement by the Attorney General
- § 14704. Rights and remedies of persons injured by carriers or brokers
- § 14705. Limitation on actions by and against carriers
- § 14706. Liability of carriers under receipts and bills of lading
- § 14707. Private enforcement of registration requirement
- § 14708. Dispute settlement program for household goods carriers
- § 14709. Tariff reconciliation rules for motor carriers of property
- § 14710. Enforcement of Federal laws and regulations with respect to transportation of household goods
- § 14711. Enforcement by State attorneys general
- § 14901. General civil penalties
- § 14902. Civil penalty for accepting rebates from carrier
- § 14903. Tariff violations
- § 14904. Additional rate violations
- § 14905. Penalties for violations of rules relating to loading and unloading motor vehicles
- § 14906. Evasion of regulation of carriers and brokers
- § 14907. Recordkeeping and reporting violations
- § 14908. Unlawful disclosure of information
- § 14909. Disobedience to subpoenas
- § 14910. General civil penalty when specific penalty not provided
- § 14911. Punishment of corporation for violations committed by certain individuals
- § 14912. Weight-bumping in household goods transportation
- § 14913. Conclusiveness of rates in certain prosecutions
- § 14914. Civil penalty procedures
- § 14915. Penalties for failure to give up possession of household goods
- § 14916. Unlawful brokerage activities
- § 15101. Transportation policy
- § 15102. Definitions
- § 15103. Remedies as cumulative
- § 15301. General pipeline jurisdiction
- § 15302. Authority to exempt pipeline carrier transportation
- § 15501. Standards for pipeline rates, classifications, through routes, rules, and practices
- § 15502. Authority for pipeline carriers to establish rates, classifications, rules, and practices
- § 15503. Authority and criteria: rates, classifications, rules, and practices prescribed by Board
- § 15504. Government traffic
- § 15505. Prohibition against discrimination by pipeline carriers
- § 15506. Facilities for interchange of traffic
- § 15701. Providing transportation and service
- § 15721. Definitions
- § 15722. Records: form; inspection; preservation
- § 15723. Reports by carriers, lessors, and associations
- § 15901. General authority
- § 15902. Enforcement by the Board
- § 15903. Enforcement by the Attorney General
- § 15904. Rights and remedies of persons injured by pipeline carriers
- § 15905. Limitation on actions by and against pipeline carriers
- § 15906. Liability of pipeline carriers under receipts and bills of lading
- § 16101. General civil penalties
- § 16102. Recordkeeping and reporting violations
- § 16103. Unlawful disclosure of information
- § 16104. Disobedience to subpenas
- § 16105. General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided
- § 16106. Punishment of corporation for violations committed by certain individuals
- § 20101. Purpose
- § 20102. Definitions
- § 20103. General authority
- § 20104. Emergency authority
- § 20105. State participation
- § 20106. Preemption
- § 20107. Inspection and investigation
- § 20108. Research, development, testing, and training
- § 20109. Employee protections
- § 20110. Effect on employee qualifications and collective bargaining
- § 20111. Enforcement by the Secretary of Transportation
- § 20112. Enforcement by the Attorney General
- § 20113. Enforcement by the States
- § 20114. Judicial procedures
- § 20115. User fees
- § 20116. Rulemaking process
- § 20117. Authorization of appropriations
- § 20118. Prohibition on public disclosure of railroad safety analysis records
- § 20119. Study on use of certain reports and surveys
- § 20120. Enforcement report
- § 20121. Repair and replacement of damaged track inspection equipment
- § 20131. Restricted access to rolling equipment
- § 20132. Visible markers for rear cars
- § 20133. Passenger cars
- § 20134. Grade crossings and railroad rights of way
- § 20135. Licensing or certification of locomotive operators
- § 20136. Automatic train control and related systems
- § 20137. Event recorders
- § 20138. Tampering with safety and operational monitoring devices
- § 20139. Maintenance-of-way operations on railroad bridges
- § 20140. Alcohol and controlled substances testing
- § 20141. Power brake safety
- § 20142. Track safety
- § 20143. Locomotive visibility
- § 20144. Blue signal protection for on-track vehicles
- § 20145. Report on bridge displacement detection systems
- § 20146. Institute for Railroad Safety
- § 20147. Warning of civil liability
- § 20148. Railroad car visibility
- § 20149. Coordination with the Department of Labor
- § 20150. Positive train control system progress report
- § 20151. Railroad trespassing, vandalism, and highway-rail grade crossing warning sign violation prevention strategy
- § 20152. Notification of grade crossing problems
- § 20153. Audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings
- § 20154. Repealed. Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, §11301(c)(1), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1648
- § 20155. Tank cars
- § 20156. Railroad safety risk reduction program
- § 20157. Implementation of positive train control systems
- § 20158. Railroad safety technology grants
- § 20159. Roadway user sight distance at highway-rail grade crossings
- § 20160. National crossing inventory
- § 20161. Fostering introduction of new technology to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings
- § 20162. Minimum training standards and plans
- § 20163. Certification of train conductors
- § 20164. Development and use of rail safety technology
- § 20165. Limitations on non-Federal alcohol and drug testing
- § 20166. Emergency escape breathing apparatus
- § 20167. Reports on highway-rail grade crossing safety