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49 U.S.C. 5329: Public transportation safety program
Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-272. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation (5).
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 6635 Bus Operator Safety and Security Act · introduced · would change (f)
How it got here
2021
- Pub. L. 117–58, §30012(a)(1)(A)(i), inserted ", or, in the case of a recipient receiving assistance under section 5307 that is serving an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more, safety performance measures, including measures related to the risk reduction program und… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 117–58, §30012(a)(1)(A)(ii), added subcl. (III). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 117–58, §30012(a)(1)(A)(iii)–(vii), added subpars. (D) and (G), and redesignated former subpars. (D) and (E) as (E) and (F), respectively. (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 117–58, §30012(a)(1)(B), added par. (3). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 117–58, §30012(a)(2), struck out par. (1) designation and heading and par. (2). Prior to amendment, text of par. (2) read as follows: "Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall establish interim prov… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 117–58, §30012(a)(3)(A)(i), substituted "Each recipient" for "Effective 1 year after the effective date of a final rule issued by the Secretary to carry out this subsection, each recipient" in introductory provisions. (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 117–58, §30012(a)(3)(A)(ii), inserted ", or, in the case of a recipient receiving assistance under section 5307 that is serving an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more, the safety committee of the entity established under paragraph (5), followed by the boar… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 117–58, §30012(a)(3)(A)(iii)–(viii), added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpars. (B) to (G) as (C) to (H), respectively; in subpar. (D), inserted ", and consistent with guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or a State health authority,… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 117–58, §30012(a)(3)(B), added pars. (4) and (5). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (d), (5)
- Pub. L. 117–58, §30012(a)(4)(A), inserted ", inspection," after "investigative". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 117–58, §30012(a)(4)(B), added par. (11). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 117–58, §30012(a)(5), added subsec. (k) and struck out former subsec. (k). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Hou… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (k)
2015
- Pub. L. 114–94, §3013(1), added subpar. (D) and redesignated former subpar. (D) as (E). (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (b), (E)
- Pub. L. 114–94, §3013(2), added par. (8) and redesignated former pars. (8) and (9) as (9) and (10), respectively. (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 114–94, §3013(3), which directed insertion of "or the public transportation industry generally" after "recipients", was executed by making the insertion after "recipient", to reflect the probable intent of Congress. (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 114–94, §3013(4)(A), substituted "a recipient" for "an eligible State, as defined in subsection (e)," in introductory provisions. (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 114–94, §3013(4)(B)–(D), added subpar. (E). (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 114–94, §3013(5), inserted "or withhold funds" after "use of funds" and "or (1)(E)" after "paragraph (1)(D)". (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 114–94, §3013(6), added subsec. (h) and struck out former subsec. (h), which related to cost-benefit analysis. (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (h)
2012
- Pub. L. 112–141 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to investigations of safety hazards and security risks. (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act" or the "MAP-21) Law text
2005
- Pub. L. 109–59 amended section catchline and text generally, substituting provisions relating to investigations of safety hazards and security risks for provisions relating to investigation of safety hazards. (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) Law text
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.