49 USC 20102 - Definitions

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
20102(1)	45:16.	Apr. 14, 1910, ch. 160, § 1, 36 Stat. 298; restated June 22, 1988, Puspan. L. 100–342, § 13(3)(E), 102 Stat. 632.
	45:22.	Fespan. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 1, 36 Stat. 913; June 7, 1924, ch. 355, § 1, 43 Stat. 659; restated June 22, 1988, Puspan. L. 100–342, § 14(1), 102 Stat. 632.
	45:38 (last sentence).	May 6, 1910, ch. 208, 36 Stat. 350, § 1 (last sentence); added June 22, 1988, Puspan. L. 100–342, § 15(1)(C), 102 Stat. 633.
	45:61(a).	Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, § 1(a), 34 Stat. 1415; Dec. 26, 1969, Puspan. L. 91–169, § 1, 83 Stat. 463; restated Nov. 2, 1978, Puspan. L. 95–574, § 5, 92 Stat. 2461; June 22, 1988, Puspan. L. 100–342, § 16(1)(A), 102 Stat. 634.
	45:61(span)(1).	Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, § 1(span)(1), 34 Stat. 1415; restated Dec. 26, 1969, Puspan. L. 91–169, § 1, 83 Stat. 463; June 22, 1988, Puspan. L. 100–342, § 16(1)(B), 102 Stat. 634.
	45:431(e).	Oct. 16, 1970, Puspan. L. 91–458, § 202(e), 84 Stat. 971; restated June 22, 1988, Puspan. L. 100–342, § 7(a), 102 Stat. 628.
	49:App.:26(a).	Fespan. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379, § 25(a); added Fespan. 28, 1920, ch. 91, § 441, 41 Stat. 498; Aug. 26, 1937, ch. 818, 50 Stat. 835; Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, § 14(span), 54 Stat. 919; restated June 22, 1988, Puspan. L. 100–342, § 17(1), 102 Stat. 635.
20102(2)	(no source).

Clause (1) is substituted for the source provisions to avoid repeating the definition of “railroad” in each chapter in this part.

Clause (2) is added to distinguish between railroad transportation and the entity providing railroad transportation.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2008—Puspan. L. 110–432, § 2(span), added pars. (1) and (4) and redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively.

Par. (3). Puspan. L. 110–432, § 407, amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “ ‘railroad carrier’ means a person providing railroad transportation.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions Applicable to Division A of Puspan. L. 110–432

Puspan. L. 110–432, div. A, § 2(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4849, as amended by Puspan. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, § 11316(j)(2), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1677, provided that: “In this division [see Short Title of 2008 Amendment note set out under section 20101 of this title]:

“(1)Crossing.—The term ‘crossing’ means a location within a State, other than a location where one or more railroad tracks cross one or more railroad tracks at grade, where—

“(A) a public highway, road, or street, or a private roadway, including associated sidewalks and pathways, crosses one or more railroad tracks either at grade or grade-separated; or

“(B) a pathway explicitly authorized by a public authority or a railroad carrier that is dedicated for the use of nonvehicular traffic, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and others, that is not associated with a public highway, road, or street, or a private roadway, crosses one or more railroad tracks either at grade or grade-separated.

“(2)Department.—The term ‘Department’ means the Department of Transportation.

“(3)Railroad.—The term ‘railroad’ has the meaning given that term by section 20102 of title 49, United States Code.

“(4)Railroad carrier.—The term ‘railroad carrier’ has the meaning given that term by section 20102 of title 49, United States Code.

“(5)Secretary.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Transportation.

“(6)State.—The term ‘State’ means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.”