§ 112. — Research and Special Programs Administration.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC112]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 1--ORGANIZATION
Sec. 112. Research and Special Programs Administration
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of
Transportation a Research and Special Programs Administration.
(b) Administrator.--
(1) Appointment.--The Administration shall be headed by an
Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) Reporting.--The Administrator shall report directly to the
Secretary.
(c) Deputy Administrator.--The Administration shall have a Deputy
Administrator who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Transportation.
The Deputy Administrator shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by
the Administrator.
(d) Responsibilities of Administrator.--The Administrator of the
Administration shall be responsible for carrying out the following:
(1) Hazmat transportation safety.--Duties and powers vested in
the Secretary of Transportation with respect to hazardous materials
transportation safety, except as otherwise delegated by the
Secretary.
(2) Pipeline safety.--Duties and powers vested in the Secretary
with respect to pipeline safety.
(3) Activities of volpe national transportation systems
center.--Duties and powers vested in the Secretary with respect to
activities of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.
(4) Other.--Such other duties and powers as the Secretary shall
prescribe, including such multimodal and intermodal duties as are
appropriate.
(e) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section
shall affect any delegation of authority, regulation, order, approval,
exemption, waiver, contract, or other administrative act of the
Secretary with respect to laws administered through the Research and
Special Programs Administration of the Department of Transportation on
October 24, 1992.
(Added Pub. L. 102-508, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat.
3310; amended Pub. L. 103-429, Sec. 6(1), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat.
4378.)
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-429 substituted ``October 24, 1992''
for ``the date of the enactment of this section''.
Development of Underground Utility Location Technologies
Section 306 of Pub. L. 102-508 provided that:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a
research and development program on underground utility location
technologies.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $500,000 for fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 1992. Such sums shall remain available
until expended.''
