Title 49 — Transportation

Title 49 — Transportation is a title of the United States Code. It contains 1371 sections organized into 114 chapters. This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law.

Department of Transportation, modal safety regulation (aviation, motor carriers, railroads, pipelines), and transportation infrastructure.

Chapter Index

ChapterSectionsDescription
001ORGANIZATION19 sections
003GENERAL DUTIES AND POWERS36 sections
005SPECIAL AUTHORITY14 sections
011NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD25 sections
013SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD12 sections
051TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL29 sections
053PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION39 sections
055INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION15 sections
057SANITARY FOOD TRANSPORTATION1 sections
059INTERMODAL SAFE CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION8 sections
061ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS9 sections
063BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS14 sections
065RESEARCH PLANNING4 sections
067MULTIMODAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS3 sections
101GENERAL PROVISIONS2 sections
105JURISDICTION2 sections
107RATES18 sections
109LICENSING10 sections
111OPERATIONS16 sections
113FINANCE9 sections
115FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS2 sections
117‘ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES’8 sections
119CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES8 sections
131GENERAL PROVISIONS3 sections
133ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS4 sections
135JURISDICTION11 sections
137RATES AND THROUGH ROUTES13 sections
139REGISTRATION9 sections
141OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS7 sections
143FINANCE3 sections
145FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS7 sections
147ENFORCEMENT; INVESTIGATIONS; RIGHTS; REMEDIES11 sections
149CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES16 sections
151GENERAL PROVISIONS3 sections
153JURISDICTION2 sections
155RATES6 sections
157OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS4 sections
159‘ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES’6 sections
161CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES6 sections
201GENERAL62 sections
203SAFETY APPLIANCES6 sections
205SIGNAL SYSTEMS5 sections
207LOCOMOTIVES3 sections
209ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS3 sections
211HOURS OF SERVICE9 sections
213PENALTIES5 sections
221LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE8 sections
223CAPITAL GRANTS FOR CLASS II AND CLASS III RAILROADS1 sections
224RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING6 sections
227STATE RAIL PLANS6 sections
229RAIL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS10 sections
241GENERAL5 sections
242PROJECT DELIVERY2 sections
243AMTRAK23 sections
247AMTRAK ROUTE SYSTEM9 sections
249NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM11 sections
251PASSENGER RAIL PLANNING1 sections
261HIGH-SPEED RAIL ASSISTANCE6 sections
281LAW ENFORCEMENT3 sections
283STANDARD WORK DAY2 sections
285COMMUTER RAIL MEDIATION5 sections
301MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY48 sections
303NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER8 sections
305NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE INFORMATION SYSTEM5 sections
311COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY38 sections
313COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS18 sections
315MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY4 sections
317>-7 sections
321GENERAL2 sections
323CONSUMER INFORMATION12 sections
325BUMPER STANDARDS11 sections
327ODOMETERS11 sections
329AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY19 sections
331THEFT PREVENTION18 sections
401GENERAL PROVISIONS32 sections
411AIR CARRIER CERTIFICATES13 sections
413FOREIGN AIR TRANSPORTATION13 sections
415PRICING11 sections
417OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS54 sections
419TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL12 sections
421LABOR-MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS4 sections
423PASSENGER AIR SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS8 sections
441REGISTRATION AND RECORDATION OF AIRCRAFT14 sections
443INSURANCE11 sections
445‘FACILITIES, PERSONNEL, AND RESEARCH’20 sections
447SAFETY REGULATION48 sections
448UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS14 sections
449SECURITY47 sections
451ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TESTING7 sections
453FEES6 sections
461INVESTIGATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS11 sections
463PENALTIES20 sections
465SPECIAL AIRCRAFT JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES7 sections
471AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT57 sections
473INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FACILITIES6 sections
475NOISE25 sections
481AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND AUTHORIZATIONS14 sections
482ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FACILITIES1 sections
491METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS12 sections
501BUY-AMERICAN PREFERENCES5 sections
601SAFETY43 sections
603USER FEES3 sections
605INTERSTATE COMMERCE REGULATION3 sections
701MULTIMODAL FREIGHT POLICY3 sections
702MULTIMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND INFORMATION6 sections
801BILLS OF LADING16 sections
803CONTRABAND6 sections
805MISCELLANEOUS4 sections

Scope and Organization

Title 49 covers the subject area of transportation. The title is organized into 114 chapters, each addressing a specific aspect of the subject. The title contains 1371 individual sections of codified law.

This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel maintains the official text of the United States Code.

Source

View the official text: Title 49 on uscode.house.gov