§ 5118. — Inspectors.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC5118]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE III--GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 51--TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
Sec. 5118. Inspectors
(a) General Requirement.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
maintain the employment of 30 hazardous material safety inspectors more
than the total number of safety inspectors authorized for the fiscal
year that ended September 30, 1990, for the Federal Railroad
Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Research and
Special Programs Administration.
(b) Allocation To Promote Safety in Transporting Radioactive
Material.--(1) The Secretary shall ensure that 10 of the 30 additional
inspectors focus on promoting safety in transporting radioactive
material, as defined by the Secretary, including inspecting--
(A) at the place of origin, shipments of high-level radioactive
waste or nuclear spent material (as those terms are defined in
section 5105(a) of this title); and
(B) to the maximum extent practicable shipments of radioactive
material that are not high-level radioactive waste or nuclear spent
material.
(2) In carrying out their duties, those 10 additional inspectors
shall cooperate to the greatest extent possible with safety inspectors
of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and appropriate State and local
government officials.
(3) Those 10 additional inspectors shall be allocated as follows:
(A) one to the Research and Special Programs Administration.
(B) 3 to the Federal Railroad Administration.
(C) 3 to the Federal Highway Administration.
(D) the other 3 among the administrations referred to in clauses
(A)-(C) of this paragraph as the Secretary decides.
(c) Allocation of Other Inspectors.--The Secretary shall allocate,
as the Secretary decides, the 20 additional inspectors authorized under
this section and not allocated under subsection (b) of this section
among the administrations referred to in subsection (b)(3)(A)-(C) of
this section.
(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 777.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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5118(a)............................... 49 App.:1813 (note). Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101-615, Sec.
16(a) (1st sentence), 104 Stat. 3262.
5118(b)............................... 49 App.:1813 (note). Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101-615, Sec.
16(a) (2d, last sentences)-(c), 104
Stat. 3262.
5118(c)............................... 49 App.:1813 (note). Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101-615, Sec.
16(d), 104 Stat. 3262.
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In subsection (a), the words ``in fiscal year 1991'' are omitted as
executed.
In subsection (b)(1), before clause (A), the words ``take such
action as may be necessary to'' and ``the activities of'' are omitted as
surplus.
In subsection (b)(3)(A)-(C), the words ``not less than'' are omitted
as surplus.
In subsection (b)(3)(D), the words ``other 3'' are substituted for
``remainder'' for clarity.
In subsection (c), the word ``administrations'' is substituted for
``agencies'' for consistency.
