Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73
§1172 Railroad security enhancements; Model State legislation
Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 4— - TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › Part Part B— - Railroad Security › § 1172
Summary
By November 2, 2007, the Transportation Secretary must give States a model law to stop groups posing as railroad carriers from forming police forces. The Secretary must get input from States, carriers, and employees and must review the model periodically.
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Title 6, §1172
Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Not later than November 2, 2007, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and make available to States model legislation to address the problem of entities that claim to be railroad carriers in order to establish and run a police force when the entities do not in fact provide railroad transportation. In developing the model State legislation the Secretary shall solicit the input of the States, railroads carriers, and railroad carrier employees. The Secretary shall review and, if necessary, revise such model State legislation periodically.
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6 U.S.C. § 1172
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73