Highway routing of hazardous material

This section applies to a motor vehicle only if the vehicle is transporting hazardous material in commerce for which placarding of the vehicle is required under regulations prescribed under this chapter. However, the Secretary by regulation may extend application of this section or a standard prescribed under subsection (b) of this section to— Except as provided by subsection (d) of this section and section 5125(c) of this title, each State and Indian tribe may establish, maintain, and enforce— The Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall prescribe by regulation standards for States and Indian tribes to use in carrying out subsection (a) of this section. The standards shall include— a requirement that a highway routing designation, limitation, or requirement of one State or Indian tribe affecting the transportation of hazardous material in another State or tribe may be established, maintained, and enforced by the State or tribe establishing the designation, limitation, or requirement only if— a requirement that a State be responsible— a requirement that, in carrying out subsection (a) of this section, a State or Indian tribe shall consider— Each State shall submit to the Secretary, in a form and manner to be determined by the Secretary and in accordance with subparagraph (B)— Each State shall submit the information described in subparagraph (A)(ii)— After a petition is filed under this subsection, a civil action about the subject matter of the dispute may be brought in a court only after the earlier of—