section 9601(14) of this title Each hazardous substance which is listed or designated as provided in shall, within 30 days after , or at the time of such listing or designation, whichever is later, be listed and regulated as a hazardous material under chapter 51 of title 49.
section 9607 of this titleProvided, however A common or contract carrier shall be liable under other law in lieu of for damages or remedial action resulting from the release of a hazardous substance during the course of transportation which commenced prior to the effective date of the listing and regulation of such substance as a hazardous material under chapter 51 of title 49, or for substances listed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, prior to the effective date of such listing: , That this subsection shall not apply where such a carrier can demonstrate that he did not have actual knowledge of the identity or nature of the substance released.
Pub. L. 96–510, title III, § 306(a)94 Stat. 2810Pub. L. 99–499, title II, § 202100 Stat. 1695(, (b), , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Pub. L. 103–272, § 6(b)108 Stat. 1378In subsecs. (a) and (b), “chapter 51 of title 49” substituted for “the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act [49 App. U.S.C. 1801 et seq.]” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49, Transportation.
Amendments
Pub. L. 99–499, § 202(a)1986—Subsec. (a). , substituted “within 30 days after ” for “within ninety days after ” and inserted “and regulated” before “as a hazardous material”.
Pub. L. 99–499, § 202(b)Subsec. (b). , inserted “and regulation” after “prior to the effective date of the listing”.