Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§5186 Emergency public transportation
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 68— - DISASTER RELIEF › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - MAJOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › § 5186
Summary
The President can provide short-term public transit in major disaster areas to get people to government offices, supply points, schools, jobs, and other needed places.
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Title 42, §5186
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The President is authorized to provide temporary public transportation service in an area affected by a major disaster to meet emergency needs and to provide transportation to governmental offices, supply centers, stores, post offices, schools, major employment centers, and such other places as may be necessary in order to enable the community to resume its normal pattern of life as soon as possible.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 419 of Pub. L. 93–288 was classified to section 5189 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–707.
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42 U.S.C. § 5186
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73