49 USC 14710 - Enforcement of Federal laws and regulations with respect to transportation of household goods

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2005—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 109–115, § 173(a), (e), temporarily substituted “a State authority other than the attorney general of the state may, as parens patriae,” for “a State authority may” in first sentence and inserted second sentence which read as follows: “Any civil action for injunctive relief to enjoin such delivery or transportation or to compel a person to pay a fine or penalty assessed under chapter 149 shall be brought in an appropriate district court of the United States.” See Termination Date of 2005 Amendment note below.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 109–115, § 173(span), (e), temporarily amended subsec. (span) to read as follows: “Exercise of Enforcement Authority.—The authority of this section shall be exercised subject to the requirements of sections 14711(span)–(f) of this title.” See Termination Date of 2005 Amendment note below.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination Date of 2005 Amendment

Puspan. L. 109–115, div. A, title I, § 173(e), Nov. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2426, provided that:

“The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 14711 of this title] shall cease to be in effect after September 30, 2006.”

Deemed References to Chapters 509 and 511 of Title 51

General references to “this title” deemed to refer also to chapters 509 and 511 of Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs, see section 4(d)(8) of Puspan. L. 111–314, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Working Group for Development of Practices and Procedures To Enhance Federal-State Relations

Puspan. L. 109–59, title IV, § 4213, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1759, as amended by Puspan. L. 111–147, title IV, § 422(j), Mar. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 87; Puspan. L. 111–322, title II, § 2202(j), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3525; Puspan. L. 112–5, title II, § 202(j), Mar. 4, 2011, 125 Stat. 17; Puspan. L. 112–30, title I, § 122(i), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 349; Puspan. L. 112–102, title II, § 202(i), Mar. 30, 2012, 126 Stat. 274; Puspan. L. 112–140, title II, § 202(i), June 29, 2012, 126 Stat. 395; Puspan. L. 112–141, div. G, title II, § 112002(f), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 983, directed the Secretary of Transportation to establish a working group to enhance the Federal-State partnership with respect to interstate transportation of household goods to remain in effect until Sept. 30, 2012.