45 U.S.C. § 54a
Certain Federal and State regulations deemed statutory authority
United States · Title 45 — RAILROADS · Status: effective
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- 45 U.S.C. § 54a, Certain Federal and State regulations deemed statutory authority, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487073
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A regulation, standard, or requirement in force, or prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation under chapter 201 of title 49 or by a State agency that is participating in investigative and surveillance activities under section 20105 of title 49, is deemed to be a statute under sections 53 and 54 of this title.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally