2014 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation (Sections 101 - 80504)
Subtitle III - General and Intermodal Programs (Sections 5101 - 6313)
Chapter 59 - Intermodal Safe Container Transportation (Sections 5901 - 5908)
Sec. 5907 - Effective date

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE III - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 59 - INTERMODAL SAFE CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 5907 - Effective date
Containssection 5907
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 103-272, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 862; Pub. L. 104-291, title II, §208(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3457.
Statutes at Large References106 Stat. 3649
108 Stat. 862
110 Stat. 3457
Public and Private LawsPublic Law 102-548, Public Law 103-272, Public Law 104-291

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49 U.S.C. § 5907 (2014)
§5907. Effective date

This chapter shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of the Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Amendments Act of 1996.

(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 862; Pub. L. 104–291, title II, §208(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3457.)

Historical and Revision Notes
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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
5907(a) 49:508 (note). Oct. 28, 1992, Pub. L. 102–548, §2(d), 106 Stat. 3649.
5907(b) 49:508(a)(3) (related to effective date).

In subsection (a), the words "shall initiate a proceeding to issue regulations . . . within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act" are omitted as executed.

Subsection (b) is substituted for the source provision and made applicable to the entire chapter for clarity.

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The date of enactment of the Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Amendments Act of 1996, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 104–291, which was approved Oct. 11, 1996.

AMENDMENTS

1996—Pub. L. 104–291 substituted "Effective date" for "Regulations and effective date" in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

"(a) Regulations.—Not later than July 25, 1993, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe final regulations to enforce this chapter. The Secretary may establish by regulation exemptions to the regulations that are in the public interest and consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

"(b) Effective Date.—This chapter is effective on the date final regulations to enforce this chapter are prescribed."

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