Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§31316 Limitation on Statutory Construction
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VI — MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › PART B — COMMERCIAL › CHAPTER 313 — COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS › § 31316
Summary
Keeps the Transportation Secretary's power to set safety rules for commercial trucks under 26,001 pounds or a lower weight per section 31301(4)(A).
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Title 49, §31316
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This chapter does not affect the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to regulate commercial motor vehicle safety involving motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,001 pounds or a lesser gross vehicle weight rating the Secretary decides is appropriate under section 31301(4)(A) of this title.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3131649 App.:2714.Oct. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–570, § 12017, 100 Stat. 3207–187. The words “This chapter does not affect” are substituted for “Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to diminish, limit, or otherwise affect” to eliminate unnecessary words.
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49 U.S.C. § 31316
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102