§ 20301. Definition and nonapplication
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(a)Definition.— In this chapter, “vehicle” means a car, locomotive, tender, or similar vehicle.
(b)Nonapplication.— This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1)a train of 4-wheel coal cars.
(2)a train of 8-wheel standard logging cars if the height of each car from the top of the rail to the center of the coupling is not more than 25 inches.
(3)a locomotive used in hauling a train referred to in clause
(2)of this subsection when the locomotive and cars of the train are used only to transport logs.
(4)a car, locomotive, or train used on a street railway.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 881; Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(52), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3393.)
Subsection
(a)is added to avoid repeating the substance of the definition throughout this chapter.
In subsection (b), the words before clause
(1)are substituted for “Provided, That nothing in sections 1 to 7 of this title shall apply to” in 45:6 because 45:9, 11, and 16 provide that 45:9 and 11–16 apply to the same vehicles and trains as 45:1–7 apply to. In clause (1), the word “coal” is added for clarity because of the decision of the Supreme Court in Baltimore & Ohio Railway Co. v. Jackson, 353 U.S. 325, 333
(1957)and the legislative history of 45:6 (proviso). See 24 Cong. Rec. 1477 (1893). The text of 45:8 (words after last comma) is omitted as unnecessary because of the definition of “railroad” in section 20102 of the revised title.
Pub. L. 104–287
This amends 49:20301(b) to clarify the restatement of 45:8 by section 1 of the Act of July 5, 1994 (Public Law 103–272, 108 Stat. 881).
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- Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e)
- 108 Stat. 881
- Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(52)
- 110 Stat. 3393
- section 1 of the Act of July 5, 1994
- Public Law 103–272
- Pub. L. 104–287
- section 8(1) of Pub. L. 104–287
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§ 20301
Definition and nonapplication
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e)
Stat.108 Stat. 881
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(52)
Stat.110 Stat. 3393
Actsection 1 of the Act of July 5, 1994
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