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49 U.S.C. § 20142

Track safety

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 20142, Track safety, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490372
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Not later than March 3, 1993, the Secretary of Transportation shall begin a review of Department of Transportation regulations related to track safety standards. The review at least shall include an evaluation of— In carrying out subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall consider whether or not to prescribe regulations and issue orders concerning— Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Federal Railroad Administration shall—

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. 103-440(H.R. 4867)1994-11-02
    An Act to authorize appropriations for high-speed ground transportation, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-59(H.R. 3)2005-08-10
    SAFETEA-LU
    House: 412–8Senate: 91–4