§20136 — Title 49 Transportation | U.S. Code

Summary

Make the Secretary of Transportation write rules and issue orders that do two things. First, anyone who tests an automatic train stop, train control, or cab signal system (when that test must be done before entering the area where the system will be used) must sign a written statement saying the test was done properly. Second, that signed statement must be kept the same way and in the same place as the locomotive’s daily inspection report.

Title 49, §20136

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The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations and issue orders to require that—

(1)an individual performing a test of an automatic train stop, train control, or cab signal apparatus required by the Secretary to be performed before entering territory where the apparatus will be used shall certify in writing that the test was performed properly; and

(2)the certification required under clause (1) of this section shall be maintained in the same way and place as the daily inspection report for the locomotive.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Pub. L. 103–272 Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2013645:431(j).Oct. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91–458, 84 Stat. 971, § 202(j); added June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 9, 102 Stat. 628. The words “Within 90 days after June 22, 1988” are omitted as expired. Pub. L. 103–429This amends 49:20136(2) to correct an error in the codification enacted by section 1 of the Act of July 5, 1994 (Public Law 103–272, 108 Stat. 875).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Par. (2). Pub. L. 103–429 substituted “section” for “subsection”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–429 effective July 5, 1994, see section 9 of Pub. L. 103–429, set out as a note under section 321 of this title.

§20136 Automatic train control and related systems