to enable the establishment of one or more pilot projects to demonstrate the possible benefits of implementing alternatives to the strict application of the requirements of this chapter, including requirements concerning maximum on-duty and minimum off-duty periods.
49 U.S.C. § 21108
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe date of enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of div. A of Pub. L. 110-432 which was approved Oct. 16, 2008.
AMENDMENTS2008- Pub. L. 110-432 amended section generally, revising and restating provisions of former subsec. (a) relating to waivers as subsecs. (a) to (c), provisions of former subsec. (b) relating to requirement of a report to Congress as subsec. (d), and provisions of former subsec. (c) defining "directly affected covered service employees" as subsec. (e).
- employee
- "employee" means a dispatching service employee, a signal employee, or a train employee.