2011 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle III - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS (§§ 5101 - 6109)
Chapter 53 - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 5301 - 5340)
Section 5330 - State safety oversight
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE III - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS CHAPTER 53 - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Sec. 5330 - State safety oversight |
| Contains | section 5330 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 103-272, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 831; Pub. L. 109-59, title III, §§3002(b)(4), 3029(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1545, 1625. |
| Statutes at Large References | 78 Stat. 302 105 Stat. 2116 108 Stat. 831 119 Stat. 1545 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 88-365, Public Law 102-240, Public Law 103-272, Public Law 109-59 |
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(a)
(1) States that have rail fixed guideway public transportation systems that are not subject to regulation by the Federal Railroad Administration; and
(2) States that are designing rail fixed guideway public transportation systems that will not be subject to regulation by the Federal Railroad Administration.
(b)
(c)
(1) establishes and is carrying out a safety program plan for each fixed guideway public transportation system in the State that establishes at least safety requirements, lines of authority, levels of responsibility and accountability, and methods of documentation for the system; and
(2) designates a State authority as having responsibility—
(A) to require, review, approve, and monitor the carrying out of each plan;
(B) to investigate hazardous conditions and accidents on the systems; and
(C) to require corrective action to correct or eliminate those conditions.
(d)
(e)
(2) If a State meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this section before the last day of the period for which an amount withheld under subsection (b) of this section remains available under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary, on the first day on which the State meets the requirements, shall apportion to the State the amount withheld that remains available for apportionment for use in the State. An amount apportioned under this paragraph remains available until the end of the 3d fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the amount is apportioned. An amount not obligated at the end of the 3-year period shall be apportioned for use in other States under section 5336 of this title.
(3) If a State does not meet the requirements of subsection (c) of this section at the end of the period for which an amount withheld under subsection (b) of this section remains available under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the amount shall be apportioned for use in other States under section 5336 of this title.
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 831; Pub. L. 109–59, title III, §§3002(b)(4), 3029(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1545, 1625.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 5330(a) | 49 App.:1624(d). | July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365, 78 Stat. 302, §28; added Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, §3029, 105 Stat. 2116. |
| 5330(b) | 49 App.:1624(a). | |
| 5330(c) | 49 App.:1624(b)(1), (2). | |
| 5330(d) | 49 App.:1624(b)(3). | |
| 5330(e) | 49 App.:1624(c). | |
| 5330(f) | 49 App.:1624(e). |
In subsection (e)(1), the words “under subsection (a) of this section from apportionment for use in any State in a fiscal year” are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (e)(2) and (3), the words “from apportionment” and “for apportionment for use in a State” are omitted as surplus.
Amendments2005—Pub. L. 109–59, §3029(a)(1), substituted “State safety oversight” for “Withholding amounts for noncompliance with safety requirements” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–59, §3029(a)(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: “This section applies only to States that have rail fixed guideway mass transportation systems not subject to regulation by the Federal Railroad Administration.”
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 109–59, §3002(b)(4), substituted “public transportation” for “mass transportation”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–59, §3029(a)(2), substituted “shall ensure uniform safety standards and enforcement or shall designate” for “may designate”.
Pub. L. 109–59, §3002(b)(4), substituted “public transportation” for “mass transportation” in two places.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109–59, §3029(a)(3), struck out heading and text of subsec. (f). Text read as follows: “Not later than December 18, 1992, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations stating the requirements for complying with subsection (c) of this section.”
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