Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73not60

§20121 Repair and Replacement of Damaged Track Inspection Equipment

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE V— RAIL PROGRAMS › Part A— SAFETY › Chapter 201— GENERAL › Subchapter I— GENERAL › § 20121

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows the Secretary of Transportation to accept money or spare parts from non‑United States Government sources to repair or replace United States Government‑owned automated track inspection cars and equipment when a third party caused the damage. Collected amounts must be credited to the Railroad Safety and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Administration and remain available until spent to repair, operate, and maintain that equipment for the automated track inspection program.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §20121

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The Secretary of Transportation may receive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, from non-United States Government sources to repair damages to or replace United States Government-owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a result of third-party liability for such damages, and any amounts collected under this section shall be credited directly to the Railroad Safety and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Administration and shall remain available until expended for the repair, operation, and maintenance of automated track inspection cars and equipment in connection with the automated track inspection program.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2015 Amendment note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Reference

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 20121

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60