49 U.S.C. § 20102 - Definitions
| Cite as | 49 U.S.C. § 20102 |
In this part-
(1) "Class I railroad", "Class II railroad", and "Class III railroad" mean railroad carriers that have annual carrier operating revenues that meet the threshold amount for Class I carriers, Class II carriers, and Class III carriers, respectively, as determined by the Surface Transportation Board under section 1201.1-1 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
(2) "railroad"-
(A) means any form of nonhighway ground transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic guideways, including-
(i) commuter or other short-haul railroad passenger service in a metropolitan or suburban area and commuter railroad service that was operated by the Consolidated Rail Corporation on January 1, 1979; and
(ii) high speed ground transportation systems that connect metropolitan areas, without regard to whether those systems use new technologies not associated with traditional railroads; but
(B) does not include rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation.
(3) "railroad carrier" means a person providing railroad transportation, except that, upon petition by a group of commonly controlled railroad carriers that the Secretary determines is operating within the United States as a single, integrated rail system, the Secretary may by order treat the group of railroad carriers as a single railroad carrier for purposes of one or more provisions of part A, subtitle V of this title and implementing regulations and order, subject to any appropriate conditions that the Secretary may impose.
(4) "safety-related railroad employee" means-
(A) a railroad employee who is subject to chapter 211;
(B) another operating railroad employee who is not subject to chapter 211;
(C) an employee who maintains the right of way of a railroad;
(D) an employee of a railroad carrier who is a hazmat employee as defined in section 5102(3) of this title;
(E) an employee who inspects, repairs, or maintains locomotives, passenger cars, or freight cars; and
(F) any other employee of a railroad carrier who directly affects railroad safety, as determined by the Secretary.
<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>20102(1)</TD> <TD>45:16.</TD> <TD>Apr. 14, 1910, ch. 160, §1, 36 Stat. 298; restated June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100-342, §13(3)(E), 102 Stat. 632.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>45:22.</TD> <TD>Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, §1, 36 Stat. 913; June 7, 1924, ch. 355, §1, 43 Stat. 659; restated June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100-342, §14(1), 102 Stat. 632.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>45:38 (last sentence).</TD> <TD>May 6, 1910, ch. 208, 36 Stat. 350, §1 (last sentence); added June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100-342, §15(1)(C), 102 Stat. 633.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>45:61(a).</TD> <TD> <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2939" actaltid="2939">Mar. 4, 1907ch. <actid>2939</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2939" actaltid="2939">§<actsec>1</actsec>(a)Mar. 4, 1907</actseccitation>, 34 Stat. 1415; Dec. 26, 1969, Pub. L. 91-169, §1, 83 Stat. 463; restated Nov. 2, 1978, Pub. L. 95-574, §5, 92 Stat. 2461; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100-342, §16(1)(A), 102 Stat. 634.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>45:61(b)(1).</TD> <TD> <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2939" actaltid="2939">Mar. 4, 1907ch. <actid>2939</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2939" actaltid="2939">§<actsec>1</actsec>(b)(1)Mar. 4, 1907</actseccitation>, 34 Stat. 1415; restated Dec. 26, 1969, Pub. L. 91-169, §1, 83 Stat. 463; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100-342, §16(1)(B), 102 Stat. 634.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>45:431(e).</TD> <TD>Oct. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91-458, §202(e), 84 Stat. 971; restated June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100-342, §7(a), 102 Stat. 628.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>49:App.:26(a).</TD> <TD>Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379, §25(a); added Feb. 28, 1920, ch. 91, §441, 41 Stat. 498; Aug. 26, 1937, ch. 818, 50 Stat. 835; Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, §14(b), 54 Stat. 919; restated June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100-342, §17(1), 102 Stat. 635.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>20102(2)</TD> <TD>(no source).</TD> </TR> </TABLE>
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