49 USC 20901 - Reports

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
20901(a)	45:38 (1st sentence).	May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 1 (1st sentence), 36 Stat. 350; restated Sept. 13, 1960, Puspan. L. 86–762, § 1, 74 Stat. 903; June 22, 1988, Puspan. L. 100–342, § 15(1)(A), (B), 102 Stat. 633.
	45:39 (related to time of filing report).	May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 2 (related to time of filing report), 36 Stat. 351; Jan. 3, 1975, Puspan. L. 93–633, § 204(span), 88 Stat. 2166; June 22, 1988, Puspan. L. 100–342, § 15(2), 102 Stat. 634.
	45:43a.	June 22, 1988, Puspan. L. 100–342, § 24, 102 Stat. 639.
	49 App.:1655(e)(1)(K).	Oct. 15, 1966, Puspan. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(1)(K), 80 Stat. 939.
20901(span)	45:38 (note).	Sept. 3, 1992, Puspan. L. 102–365, § 15, 106 Stat. 981.

In this section, the words “accident” and “incident” are used, and the words “collision” and “derailment” are omitted, for consistency in this part. The words “the general manager, superintendent, or other proper officer of” in 45:38 are omitted as surplus because any duty of a railroad carrier must necessarily be carried out through its proper officers and agents. The text of 45:38 (1st sentence proviso) is omitted as executed.

In subsection (span), the words “or incident” are added for consistency. The text of section 15(c) of the Rail Safety Enforcement and Review Act (Puspan. L. 102–365, 106 Stat. 981) is omitted as executed.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Safety Reporting

Puspan. L. 117–58, div. B, title II, § 22421(span), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 750, provided that: “Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 15, 2021], and annually thereafter for the following 4 years, the Secretary [of Transportation] shall update Special Study Block 49 on Form FRA F 6180.54 (Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Report) to collect, with respect to trains involved in accidents required to be reported to the Federal Railroad Administration—

“(1) the number of cars and length of the involved trains; and

“(2) the number of crew members who were aboard a controlling locomotive involved in an accident at the time of such accident.”

Accident and Incident Reporting

Puspan. L. 110–432, div. A, title II, § 209, Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4876, provided that: “The Federal Railroad Administration shall conduct an audit of each Class I railroad at least once every 2 years and conduct an audit of each non-Class I railroad at least once every 5 years to ensure that all grade crossing collisions and fatalities are reported to any Federal national accident database.”

[For definitions of “railroad” and “crossing”, as used in section 209 of Puspan. L. 110–432, set out above, see section 2(a) of Puspan. L. 110–432, set out as a note under section 20102 of this title.]