Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 136 Stat. 913June 7, 1924, ch. 355, § 143 Stat. 659Pub. L. 100–342, § 14(1)102 Stat. 632section 20102 of Title 49Section 22, acts , ; , ; , , , defined “railroad” as used in sections 22 to 29 and 31 to 34 of this title. See , Transportation.
Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 236 Stat. 913Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 169, § 138 Stat. 1192June 7, 1924, ch. 355, § 243 Stat. 659Pub. L. 100–342, § 14(2)102 Stat. 632section 20701 of Title 49Section 23, acts , ; , ; , ; , , , made it unlawful for railroads to use locomotives and appurtenances unless they were safe and inspected in accordance with provisions of sections 22 to 29 and 31 to 34 of this title and tested as prescribed by rules and regulations. See .
Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 336 Stat. 914Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 124, § 154 Stat. 148May 27, 1947, ch. 85, § 161 Stat. 120Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 78263 Stat. 972Pub. L. 100–342, § 14(3)102 Stat. 63379 Stat. 1320June 26, 1918, ch. 10540 Stat. 616June 7, 1924, ch. 355, § 643 Stat. 659June 27, 1930, ch. 644, § 146 Stat. 822Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a)80 Stat. 643Section 24, acts , ; , ; , ; , title XI, § 1106(a), ; , , , provided for appointment and salaries of a director of locomotive inspection and two assistant directors of locomotive inspection, and was previously omitted pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1965, eff. , 30 F.R. 9351, , formerly set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which abolished the offices of director of locomotive inspection, assistant directors of locomotive inspection, and district inspectors of locomotives. Acts , ; , ; , , which provided for the pay of chief inspector, assistant inspectors, and district directors of locomotives, and related to office allowances for each inspector, and which were cited as a credit to section 24, were repealed by , , , 646, 648.
Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 336 Stat. 914June 7, 1924, ch. 355, § 343 Stat. 659Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 124, § 154 Stat. 148May 27, 1947, ch. 85, § 161 Stat. 120Section 25, acts , ; , ; , ; , , provided for location of office of director of locomotive inspection in Washington, D.C., and for staffing of such office, and was previously omitted pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1965, formerly set out in the Appendix to Title 5.
Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 436 Stat. 914Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 124, § 154 Stat. 148May 27, 1947, ch. 85, § 261 Stat. 120June 26, 1918, ch. 10540 Stat. 616June 27, 1930, ch. 644, § 246 Stat. 823Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a)80 Stat. 643Section 26, acts , ; , ; , , directed director of locomotive inspection to divide country into 50 locomotive boiler inspection districts so as to most effectively divide up work of inspector for each such district, and was previously omitted pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1965, formerly set out in the Appendix to Title 5, which abolished the offices of director of locomotive inspection, assistant directors of locomotive inspection, and district inspectors of locomotives, together with the function of the director of locomotive inspection with respect to dividing the country into districts. Acts , ; , , which were cited as a credit to section 26, were repealed by , , , 648.
act Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 4June 7, 1924, ch. 355, § 443 Stat. 659Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 124, § 154 Stat. 148section 26 of this titleSection 27, (par), as added , ; amended , , authorized appointment of 15 additional boiler inspectors over and above number authorized by as the needs of the service may require, and was previously omitted pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1965, formerly set out in the Appendix to Title 5.
Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 536 Stat. 914Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 124, § 154 Stat. 148Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(1)(E)80 Stat. 939Pub. L. 100–342, § 14(4)102 Stat. 633section 20702 of Title 49Section 28, acts , ; , ; , , ; , , , related to rules and instructions for inspection of locomotive boilers. See , Transportation.
Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 636 Stat. 915Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 124, § 154 Stat. 148Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(1)(E)80 Stat. 939Pub. L. 96–423, § 1394 Stat. 1816Pub. L. 100–342, § 14(5)102 Stat. 633section 20702 of Title 49Section 29, acts , ; , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to duties of district inspectors to make railroads inspect and repair locomotive boilers and notify railroads when boilers were not in serviceable condition and provided that railroads could appeal to director of locomotive inspection to have boiler reexamined and could then appeal to Secretary of Transportation if district inspector’s decision was sustained by director. See .
Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 169, § 238 Stat. 1192Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 124, § 254 Stat. 148Section 30, acts , ; , , related to powers, duties, and examinations of locomotive inspectors and provided that provisions of sections 22 to 29 and 31 to 34 of this title were applicable to all parts of locomotives and tenders. See sections 20701 to 20703 and 21302 of Title 49.
Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 736 Stat. 916Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 124, § 154 Stat. 148Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(1)(E)80 Stat. 939Section 31, acts , ; , ; , , , related to annual report of director of locomotive inspection to Secretary of Transportation.
Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 836 Stat. 916Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 124, § 154 Stat. 148Pub. L. 100–342, § 14(6)102 Stat. 633section 20703 of Title 49Section 32, acts , ; , ; , , , required railroad to report accidents resulting from failure of locomotive boilers or appurtenances to director of locomotive inspection and to preserve disabled parts for inspection, investigation, and report by director. See , Transportation.
Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 836 Stat. 916Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 124, § 154 Stat. 148Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(1)(E)80 Stat. 939Pub. L. 93–633, title III, § 30488 Stat. 2168section 32 of this titlesection 20703 of Title 49Section 33, acts , ; , ; , , ; , , , related to reports by Secretary of Transportation of accident investigations conducted pursuant to . See .
Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 936 Stat. 916Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 124, § 154 Stat. 148Pub. L. 85–135, § 371 Stat. 352Pub. L. 94–348, § 3(c)90 Stat. 818Pub. L. 95–574, § 7(c)92 Stat. 2461Pub. L. 96–423, § 8(c)94 Stat. 1814Pub. L. 100–342, § 14(7)102 Stat. 633Pub. L. 102–365106 Stat. 973Section 34, acts , ; , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , §§ 4(a)(1), (c)(7), 9(a)(8), , 975, 978, related to penalty for willful violations of sections 22 to 29 and 31 to 34 of this title, or rules or regulations made thereunder, or any lawful order of any inspector, duty of United States attorney to sue for such violations, and duty of director of locomotive inspection to inform proper United States attorney of violations coming to his knowledge. See sections 21302 and 21304 of Title 49.
34 Stat. 838Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(1)(H)80 Stat. 939Section 35, acts , No. 46, ; , , , directed Secretary of Transportation to investigate and report on block-signal systems and appliances for automatic control of trains and empowered Secretary to obtain evidence to carry out and give effect to this provision.
May 27, 1908, ch. 200, § 135 Stat. 325Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(1)(I)80 Stat. 939section 20504 of Title 49Section 36, acts , ; , , , related to investigation and testing by Secretary of Transportation of appliances or systems to promote safety of railway operation. See , Transportation.
May 27, 1908, ch. 200, § 135 Stat. 325Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 299, § 135 Stat. 965Pub. L. 91–375, § 4(a)84 Stat. 773section 20305 of Title 49Section 37, acts , ; , ; , , , related to inspection of mail cars. See .
May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 136 Stat. 350Pub. L. 86–762, § 174 Stat. 903Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(1)(K)80 Stat. 939Pub. L. 100–342, § 15(1)102 Stat. 633Section 38, acts , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to duty of railroad to make monthly reports of railroad accidents to Secretary of Transportation and defined “railroad” for purposes of sections 38 to 43 of this title. See sections 20102 and 20901 of Title 49.
May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 236 Stat. 351Pub. L. 93–633, title II, § 204(b)88 Stat. 2166Pub. L. 100–342, § 15(2)102 Stat. 634Pub. L. 102–365, § 4(a)(3)106 Stat. 973section 38 of this titleSection 39, acts , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to penalty for failure of railroad to make report provided for in . See sections 20901 and 21311 of Title 49.
May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 336 Stat. 351Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(1)(K)80 Stat. 939Pub. L. 93–633, title III, § 30488 Stat. 2168Pub. L. 100–342, § 15(3)102 Stat. 634section 20902 of Title 49Section 40, acts , ; , , ; , , ; , , , authorized Secretary of Transportation to investigate railroad accidents, with proviso that Secretary cooperate with State commissions in such investigations if convenient and make reports of such investigations when in the public interest. See .
act May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 436 Stat. 351section 20903 of Title 49Section 41, , , provided that reports required by sections 38 and 40 of this title were not admissible as evidence in suits for damages. See .
May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 536 Stat. 351Pub. L. 86–762, § 274 Stat. 904Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(1)(K)80 Stat. 939Section 42, acts , ; , , ; , , , authorized Secretary of Transportation to prescribe rules, regulations, and forms for making reports as necessary to implement and effectuate purposes of sections 38 to 43 of this title.
May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 736 Stat. 351Pub. L. 86–762, § 374 Stat. 904Pub. L. 100–342, § 15(4)102 Stat. 634Pub. L. 102–365106 Stat. 973Section 43, acts , ; , , ; , , ; , , §§ 4(a)(1), (c)(5), 9(a)(6), , 974, 978, related to penalty for willful violations by any person of sections 38 to 43 of this title or any rule, regulation, order, or standard issued under such sections or the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (formerly 45 U.S.C. § 431 et seq.) and duty of United States attorney to sue for such violations. See sections 21302 and 21304 of Title 49, Transportation.
Pub. L. 100–342, § 24102 Stat. 639section 20901 of Title 49Section 43a, , , , related to accident reports in which railroads assign human error as cause of accident or incident and provision that such reports contain an explanatory statement by employees involved. See .
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Act May 6, 1910, ch. 20836 Stat. 350Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b)108 Stat. 1379, , as amended, popularly known as the “Accident Reports Act”, was classified to sections 38 to 43 of this title prior to repeal by , , .