49 U.S.C. § 26103 — Safety regulations and evaluation
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-440 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 71 words · no verdicts yet
This section requires the Secretary to issue needed high-speed rail safety rules and establish a way to evaluate safety performance before issuing them. The Secretary may seek expert and worker input.
The Secretary* (1) must issue safety regulations needed for high-speed rail*; (2) before issuing them, must consult developers of new technologies to create a safety-performance evaluation method; and (3) may seek feedback from relevant safety experts or representatives of employees who work on similar technology or may work on the new technology.
The Secretary*—
shall promulgate such safety regulations as may be necessary for high-speed rail* services;
shall, before promulgating such regulations, consult with developers of new high-speed rail technologies to develop a method for evaluating safety performance; and
may solicit feedback from relevant safety experts or representatives of rail employees who perform work on similar technology or who may be expected to perform work on new technology, as appropriate.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 103–440, title I, § 103(a)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4618; amended Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title II, § 22419(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 749.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-440 · 108 Stat. 4618
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 117-58 · 135 Stat. 749
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-440 on 1994-11-02.
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