§ 5126. — Relationship to other laws.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC5126]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE III--GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 51--TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
Sec. 5126. Relationship to other laws
(a) Contracts.--A person under contract with a department, agency,
or instrumentality of the United States Government that transports or
causes to be transported hazardous material, or manufactures,
fabricates, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs, or tests a
packaging or a container that the person represents, marks, certifies,
or sells as qualified for use in transporting hazardous material must
comply with this chapter, regulations prescribed and orders issued under
this chapter, and all other requirements of the Government, State and
local governments, and Indian tribes (except a requirement preempted by
a law of the United States) in the same way and to the same extent that
any person engaging in that transportation, manufacturing, fabricating,
marking, maintenance, reconditioning, repairing, or testing that is in
or affects commerce must comply with the provision, regulation, order,
or requirement.
(b) Nonapplication.--This chapter does not apply to--
(1) a pipeline subject to regulation under chapter 601 of this
title; or
(2) any matter that is subject to the postal laws and
regulations of the United States under this chapter or title 18 or
39.
(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 783; Pub. L. 103-
311, title I, Sec. 117(a)(2), Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1678.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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5126(a)............................... 49 App.:1818. Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93-633, 88 Stat.
2156, Sec. 120; added Nov. 16, 1990,
Pub. L. 101-615, Sec. 20, 104 Stat.
3270.
5126(b)............................... 49 App.:1811(f). Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93-633, Sec.
112(f), 88 Stat. 2161; Nov. 30, 1979,
Pub. L. 96-129, Sec. 216(a), 93 Stat.
1015; restated Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L.
101-615, Sec. 13, 104 Stat. 3260.
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In subsection (a), the word ``manufactures'' is substituted for
``manufacturers'' to correct an error in the source provisions. The
words ``of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch'', ``be
subject to and'', ``substantive and procedural'', and ``this chapter or
any other'' are omitted as surplus.
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-311 substituted ``a packaging or a''
for ``a package or''.
