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49 U.S.C. § 5102

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United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 5102, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489972
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In this chapter— “commerce” means trade or transportation in the jurisdiction of the United States— “hazmat employee”— means an individual— who— includes an individual, employed on a full time, part time, or temporary basis by a hazmat employer, or self employed, who during the course of employment— “hazmat employer”— means a person— who— who— “motor carrier”— “person”, in addition to its meaning under section 1 of title 1— includes a government, Indian tribe, or authority of a government or tribe that— does not include— “public sector employee”— “State” means—

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    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
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-311(H.R. 2178)1994-08-26
    Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Amendments of 1993
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-88(H.R. 2539)1995-12-29
    ICC Termination Act of 1995
    House: 417–8Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-59(H.R. 3)2005-08-10
    SAFETEA-LU
    House: 412–8Senate: 91–4
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-244(H.R. 1195)2008-06-06
    SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 88–2