2010 US Code
Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE V - RAIL PROGRAMS
PART A - SAFETY
CHAPTER 201 - GENERAL
SUBCHAPTER II - PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY
Sec. 20155 - Tank cars
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE V - RAIL PROGRAMS PART A - SAFETY CHAPTER 201 - GENERAL SUBCHAPTER II - PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY Sec. 20155 - Tank cars |
| Contains | section 20155 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 7, 2011 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 109-59, title IX, §9005(b)(1), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1924. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 119 Stat. 1924 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 109-59 |
§20155. Tank cars
(a) Standards.—The Federal Railroad Administration shall—
(1) validate a predictive model to quantify the relevant dynamic forces acting on railroad tank cars under accident conditions within 1 year after the date of enactment of this section; and
(2) initiate a rulemaking to develop and implement appropriate design standards for pressurized tank cars within 18 months after the date of enactment of this section.
(b) Older Tank Car Impact Resistance Analysis and Report.—Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this section the Federal Railroad Administration shall conduct a comprehensive analysis to determine the impact resistance of the steels in the shells of pressure tank cars constructed before 1989. Within 6 months after completing that analysis the Administration shall transmit a report, including recommendations for reducing any risk of catastrophic fracture and separation of such cars, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
(Added Pub. L. 109–59, title IX, §9005(b)(1), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1924.)
References in TextThe date of enactment of this section, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109–59, which was approved Aug. 10, 2005.
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