Title 49 of the United States Code

Title 49 of the United States Code is a positive law title of the United States Code with the heading "Transportation."

The title was enacted into positive law by , § 1, October 17, 1978, ; , § 1, January 12, 1983, ; and , July 5, 1994, (subtitles II, III, and V-X)

During the time between when the Title 49 positive law codification began in 1978 and when it was completed in 1994, the remaining non-positive law sections were placed in an appendix to Title 49.

In 1995, the ICC Termination Act, substantively and significantly amended Title 49.ICC Termination Act of 1995, , ; Act of 1995-12-29.

In 2010, Congress enacted Title 51 as a new positive law title concerning NASA and commercial space programs. As part of the codification, the heading of Subtitle IX was marked "transferred" and the contents of such subtitle were moved to Title 51., Sec. 4(d), , 3440; Act of 2010-12-18. Five years later, the FAST Act inserted a new Subtitle IX. The heading of new Subtitle IX was given the heading "Multimodal Freight Transportation."Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, , Sec. 8001(a), , 1604; Act of 2015-12-4.

Subtitle I—Department of Transportation Subtitle II—Other Government Agencies Subtitle III—General and Intermodal Programs Subtitle IV—Interstate Transportation Subtitle V—Rail Programs Subtitle VI—Motor Vehicle and Driver Programs Subtitle VII—Aviation Programs Subtitle VIII—Pipelines Subtitle IX—Multimodal Freight Transportation Subtitle X—Miscellaneous

Outline of title 49 Title 49

Subtitle I — Department of Transportation Subtitle I

Chapter 1 — Organization Chapter 3 — General Duties and Powers Chapter 5 — Special Authority Chapter 7 — Transferred

Subtitle II — Other Government Agencies Subtitle II

Chapter 11 — National Transportation Safety Board Chapter 13 — Surface Transportation Board

Subtitle III — General and Intermodal Programs Subtitle III

Chapter 51 — Transportation of Hazardous Material Chapter 53 — Public Transportation Chapter 55 — Intermodal Transportation Chapter 57 — Sanitary Food Transportation Chapter 59 — Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Chapter 61 — One-Call Notification Programs Chapter 63 — Bureau of Transportation Statistics Chapter 65 — Research Planning Chapter 67 — Multimodal Infrastructure Investments

Subtitle IV — Interstate Transportation Subtitle IV

Part A — Rail Chapter 101 — General Provisions Chapter 105 — Jurisdiction Chapter 107 — Rates Chapter 109 — Licensing Chapter 111 — Operations Chapter 113 — Finance Chapter 115 — Federal-State Relations Chapter 117 — Enforcement: Investigations, Rights, and Remedies Chapter 119 — Civil and Criminal Penalties Part B — Motor Carriers, Water Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders Chapter 131 — General Provisions Chapter 133 — Administrative Provisions Chapter 135 — Jurisdiction Chapter 137 — Rates and Through Routes Chapter 139 — Registration Chapter 141 — Operations of Carriers Chapter 143 — Finance Chapter 145 — Federal-State Relations Chapter 147 — Enforcement; Investigations; Rights; Remedies Chapter 149 — Civil and Criminal Penalties Part C — Pipeline Carriers Chapter 151 — General Provisions Chapter 153 — Jurisdiction Chapter 155 — Rates Chapter 157 — Operations of Carriers Chapter 159 — Enforcement: Investigations, Rights, and Remedies Chapter 161 — Civil and Criminal Penalties

Subtitle V — Rail Programs Subtitle V

Part A — Safety Chapter 201 — General Chapter 203 — Safety Appliances Chapter 205 — Signal Systems Chapter 207 — Locomotives Chapter 209 — Accidents and Incidents Chapter 211 — Hours of Service Chapter 213 — Penalties Part B — Assistance Chapter 221 — Local Rail Freight Assistance Chapter 223 — Capital Grants for Class II and Class III Railroads Chapter 224 — Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Chapter 225 — Repealed Chapter 227 — State Rail Plans Chapter 229 — Rail Improvement Grants Part C — Passenger Transportation Chapter 241 — General Chapter 242 — Project Delivery Chapter 243 — Amtrak Chapter 244 — Transferred Chapter 245 — Repealed Chapter 247 — Amtrak Route System Chapter 249 — Northeast Corridor Improvement Program Chapter 251 — Passenger Rail Planning Part D — High-Speed Rail Chapter 261 — High-Speed Rail Assistance Part E — Miscellaneous Chapter 281 — Law Enforcement Chapter 283 — Standard Work Day Chapter 285 — Commuter Rail Mediation

Subtitle VI — Motor Vehicle and Driver Programs Subtitle VI

Part A — General Chapter 301 — Motor Vehicle Safety Chapter 303 — National Driver Register Chapter 305 — National Motor Vehicle Title Information System Part B — Commercial Chapter 311 — Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Chapter 313 — Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators Chapter 315 — Motor Carrier Safety Chapter 317 — Participation in International Registration Plan and International Fuel Tax Agreement Part C — Information, Standards, and Requirements Chapter 321 — General Chapter 323 — Consumer Information Chapter 325 — Bumper Standards Chapter 327 — Odometers Chapter 329 — Automobile Fuel Economy Chapter 331 — Theft Prevention

Subtitle VII — Aviation Programs Subtitle VII

Part A — Air Commerce and Safety Subpart I — General Chapter 401 — General Provisions Subpart II — Economic Regulation Chapter 411 — Air Carrier Certificates Chapter 413 — Foreign Air Transportation Chapter 415 — Pricing Chapter 417 — Operations of Carriers Chapter 419 — Transportation of Mail Chapter 421 — Labor-Management Provisions Chapter 423 — Passenger Air Service Improvements Subpart III — Safety Chapter 441 — Registration and Recordation of Aircraft Chapter 443 — Insurance Chapter 445 — Facilities, Personnel, and Research Chapter 447 — Safety Regulation Chapter 448 — Unmanned Aircraft Systems Chapter 449 — Security Chapter 451 — Alcohol and Controlled Substances Testing Chapter 453 — Fees Subpart IV — Enforcement and Penalties Chapter 461 — Investigations and Proceedings Chapter 463 — Penalties Chapter 465 — Special Aircraft Jurisdiction of the United States Part B — Airport Development and Noise Chapter 471 — Airport Development Chapter 473 — International Airport Facilities Chapter 475 — Noise Part C — Financing Chapter 481 — Airport and Airway Trust Fund Authorizations Chapter 482 — Advance Appropriations for Airport and Airway Trust Facilities Chapter 483 — Repealed Part D — Public Airports Chapter 491 — Metropolitan Washington Airports Part E — Miscellaneous Chapter 501 — Buy-American Preferences

Subtitle VIII — Pipelines Subtitle VIII

Chapter 601 — Safety Chapter 603 — User Fees Chapter 605 — Interstate Commerce Regulation

Subtitle IX — Multimodal Freight Transportation Subtitle IX

Chapter 701 — Multimodal Freight Policy Chapter 702 — Multimodal Freight Transportation Planning and Information Chapter 703 — Transferred

Subtitle X — Miscellaneous Subtitle X

Chapter 801 — Bills of Lading Chapter 803 — Contraband Chapter 805 — Miscellaneous

External links U.S. Code Title 49, via United States Government Printing Office U.S. Code Title 49, via Cornell University

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