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Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS › Chapter CHAPTER 59— - INTERMODAL SAFE CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION › § 5907
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Title 49, §5907
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This chapter shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of the Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Amendments Act of 1996.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5907(a)49:508 (note).Oct. 28, 1992, Pub. L. 102–548, § 2(d), 106 Stat. 3649. 5907(b)49:508(a)(3) (related to
Effective Date
). In subsection (a), the words “shall initiate a proceeding to issue
Regulations
. . . within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act” are omitted as executed. Subsection (b) is substituted for the source provision and made applicable to the entire chapter for clarity.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The date of enactment of the Intermodal Safe Container Transportation
Amendments
Act of 1996, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 104–291, which was approved Oct. 11, 1996.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–291 substituted “
Effective Date
” for “
Regulations
and
Effective Date
” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “(a)
Regulations
.—Not later than July 25, 1993, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe final
Regulations
to enforce this chapter. The Secretary may establish by regulation exemptions to the
Regulations
that are in the public interest and consistent with the purposes of this chapter. “(b)
Effective Date
.—This chapter is effective on the date final
Regulations
to enforce this chapter are prescribed.”
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49 U.S.C. § 5907
Title 49 — Transportation
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Apr 6, 2026
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