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49 U.S.C. § 31316

Limitation on statutory construction

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

Transportation & Motor Vehicles
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49 U.S.C. § 31316, Limitation on statutory construction, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490696
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This chapter does not affect the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to regulate commercial motor vehicle safety involving motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,001 pounds or a lesser gross vehicle weight rating the Secretary decides is appropriate under section 31301(4)(A) of this title.

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  • 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