Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110
§47122 Administrative
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART B — AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE › CHAPTER 471 — AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT › § 47122
Summary
The Secretary of Transportation may do what is needed to carry out this part of the law, including running investigations and public hearings, making rules and procedures, and issuing orders. When the Secretary holds investigations or hearings here, they have the same powers and must follow the procedures and enforcement rules in section 46104.
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Title 49, §47122
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(a)General.—
The Secretary of Transportation may take action the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this subchapter, including conducting investigations and public hearings, prescribing regulations and procedures, and issuing orders.
(b)Conducting Investigations and Public Hearings.—
In conducting an investigation or public hearing under this subchapter, the Secretary has the same authority the Secretary has under section 46104 of this title. An action of the Secretary in exercising that authority is governed by the procedures specified in section 46104 and shall be enforced as provided in section 46104.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 47122(a)49 App.:2218(a).Sept. 3, 1982, Pub. L. 97–248, § 519(a), 96 Stat. 694; Dec. 30, 1987, Pub. L. 100–223, § 112(1), 101 Stat. 1504. 47122(b)49 App.:1354(c) (related to Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 313(c) (related to Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982), 72 Stat. 753; Sept. 3, 1982, Pub. L. 97–248, § 524(a)(2), 96 Stat. 696. Subsection (a) is substituted for 49 App.:2218(a) to eliminate unnecessary words.
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49 U.S.C. § 47122
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110