Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60
§1172 Railroad Security Enhancements; Model State Legislation
Title 6 › Chapter 4— TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › Subchapter IV— SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › Part B— Railroad Security › § 1172
Summary
By November 2, 2007, the Secretary of Transportation must create and give States a model law to stop groups that falsely call themselves railroad carriers from setting up and running police forces when they do not actually provide railroad service. The Secretary must get input from States, railroad companies, and railroad workers, and must review and update the model law from time to time.
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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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Citation
6 U.S.C. § 1172
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60