49 U.S.C. § 20107
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
20107(a) | 45:437(a) (1st sentence words before 9th and after 14th commas). | Oct. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91-458, §208(a) (1st sentence words before 9th and after 14th commas), 84 Stat. 974, 975. |
45:437(d)(1) (1st sentence). | Oct. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91-458, 84 Stat. 971, §208(d)(1) (1st sentence); added Oct. 10, 1980, Pub. L. 96-423, §6(b), 94 Stat. 1813. | |
20107(b) | 45:437(b). | Oct. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91-458, §208(b), 84 Stat. 975; restated Nov. 2, 1978, Pub. L. 95-574, §9, 92 Stat. 2462; Oct. 10, 1980, Pub. L. 96-423, §6(a), 94 Stat. 1813. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2008-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110-432 added subsec. (c).
SAFETY INSPECTIONS IN MEXICO Pub. L. 110-432, div. A, title IV, §416, Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4890, as amended by Pub. L. 114-94, div. A, title XI, §11316(j)(8), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1678, provided that: "Mechanical and brake inspections of rail cars performed in Mexico shall not be treated as satisfying United States rail safety laws or regulations unless the Secretary certifies that- "(1) such inspections are being performed under regulations and standards equivalent to those applicable in the United States; "(2) the inspections are being performed by employees that have received training similar to the training received by similar railroad employees in the United States;"(3) inspection records that are required to be available to the crewmembers on board the train, including air slips and blue cards, are maintained in both English and Spanish, and such records are available to the Federal Railroad Administration for review; and"(4) the Federal Railroad Administration is permitted to perform onsite inspections for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the requirements of this section."[For definition of "railroad", as used in section 416 of Pub. L. 110-432 set out above, see section 2(a) of Pub. L. 110-432 set out as a note under section 20102 of this title.]