1 So in original. Probably should be "officer".
49 U.S.C. § 28101
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
26101 | 45:446. | Nov. 29, 1990, Pub. L. 101-647, §1704, 104 Stat . 4846. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2015-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114-94, §11412(a)(1), substituted "directly employed by or contracted by" for "employed by" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114-94, §11412(a)(1), (2), substituted "directly employed by or contracted by" for "employed by" and inserted "or agent, as applicable," after "an employee".Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 114-94, §11412(a)(3), added subsecs. (c) and (d).2007- Pub. L. 110-53 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).1994- Pub. L. 103-440 renumbered section 26101 of this title as this section.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114-94 effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114-94 set out as a note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
REGULATIONS Pub. L. 114-94, div. A, title XI, §11412(b), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1688, provided that: "Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 4, 2015], the Secretary [of Transportation] shall revise the regulations in part 207 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to railroad police officers), to permit a railroad to designate an individual, who is commissioned in the individual's State of legal residence or State of primary employment and directly employed by or contracted by a railroad to enforce State laws for the protection of railroad property, personnel, passengers, and cargo, to serve in the States in which the railroad owns property."