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49 U.S.C. 5107: Hazmat employee training requirements and grants

Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-272. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–94 added subsec. (i). (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (i)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–141 inserted "through a competitive process" after "shall be made" and struck out "hazmat employee" after "nonprofit" in introductory provisions. (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act" or the "MAP-21) Law text · (e)

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–59, §7126, substituted "Secretary" for "Secretary of Transportation" in introductory provisions of subsecs. (a) to (c) and "Secretary shall" for "Secretary of Transportation shall" in introductory provisions of subsec. (d). (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) Law text · (a), (b), (c), (d)
    • Pub. L. 109–59, §7108(1), added subsec. (e) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (e). Text read as follows: "The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of funds under section 5127(c)(3), make grants for training instructors to train hazmat employees under this sectio… (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 109–59, §7108(3), added subsec. (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g). (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 109–59, §7108(2), redesignated subsec. (f) as (g). Former subsec. (g) redesignated (h). (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 109–59, §7126, substituted "Secretary" for "Secretary of Transportation". (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 109–59, §7126, substituted "Secretary" for "Secretary of Transportation". (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 109–59, §7108(4), substituted "section 5106" for "sections 5106, 5108(a)–(g)(1) and (h), and 5109 of this title". (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 109–59, §7108(2), redesignated subsec. (g) as (h). (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) Law text · (h)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–311, §106, in introductory provisions inserted "or duplicate" after "conflict with" and in par. (1) substituted "hazard communication, and hazardous waste operations, and" for "hazardous waste operations and". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 103–311, §119(c)(1), (2), in first sentence substituted "The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of funds under section 5127(c)(3), make grants for training instructors to train hazmat employees under this section." for "In consultation with the Secretaries of Transpor… · (e)
    • Pub. L. 103–311, §119(c)(3), added subsec. (g). · (g)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.