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[CITE: 49USC20101]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                        SUBTITLE V--RAIL PROGRAMS
 
                             PART A--SAFETY
 
                          CHAPTER 201--GENERAL
 
                          SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL
 
Sec. 20101. Purpose

    The purpose of this chapter is to promote safety in every area of 
railroad operations and reduce railroad-related accidents and incidents.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 863.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)               Source (Statutes at Large)
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20101.................................  45:421.                          Oct. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91-458, Sec.
                                                                          101, 84 Stat. 971.
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    The words ``The Congress declares that'' are omitted as surplus. The 
words ``accidents and incidents'' are substituted for ``accidents'' for 
consistency with the source provisions restated in section 
20105(b)(1)(B) of the revised title. The words ``and to reduce deaths 
and injuries to persons and to reduce damage to property caused by 
accidents involving any carrier of hazardous materials'' are omitted as 
obsolete because they applied to 49 App.:1761 and 1762, that were 
repealed by section 113(g) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act 
(Public Law 93-633, 88 Stat. 2163).


                      Short Title of 1997 Amendment

    Pub. L. 105-134, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2570, provided 
that: ``This Act [enacting section 28103 of this title, amending 
sections 24101, 24102, 24104, 24301 to 24307, 24309, 24312, 24315, 
24701, 24706, 24902, and 24904 of this title, section 8G of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95-452, set out in the Appendix 
to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and section 9101 of 
Title 31, Money and Finance, repealing sections 24310, 24314, 24501 to 
24506, 24702 to 24705, 24707, 24708, and 24903 of this title, and 
section 1111 of Title 45, Railroads, and enacting provisions set out as 
notes under this section and sections 24101, 24104, 24301, 24304, 24305, 
24307, 24312, 24315, 24501, and 24706 of this title, section 8G of the 
Appendix to Title 5, and section 172 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code] 
may be cited as the `Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997'.''


                      Short Title of 1994 Amendment

    Pub. L. 103-440, title I, Sec. 101, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4615, 
provided that: ``This title [enacting sections 26101 to 26105 of this 
title, renumbering former sections 26101 and 26102 of this title as 
28101 and 28102 of this title, respectively, and enacting provisions set 
out as notes under section 26101 of this title and section 838 of Title 
45, Railroads] may be cited as the `Swift Rail Development Act of 
1994'.''
    Pub. L. 103-440, title II, Sec. 201, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4619, 
provided that: ``This title [enacting sections 20145 to 20151 and 21108 
of this title, amending sections 103, 20103, 20111, 20116, 20117, 20133, 
20142, and 21303 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a 
note under section 11504 of this title] may be cited as the `Federal 
Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994'.''