§21103. Limitations on duty hours of train employees — Inbound Citations
49 U.S.C. § 21103
Cited by 7 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 49 U.S.C. § 21103 as a whole
-
(1) When providing commuter rail passenger transportation or intercity rail passenger transportation, the limitations on duty hours for train employees of railroad carriers, including public authorities operating passenger service, shall be solely governed by old section 21103 until the earlier of—(A) the effective date of regulations prescribed by the Secretary under section 21109(b) of this chapter; or(B) the date that is 3 years following the date of enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
-
(2) After the date on which old section 21103 ceases to apply, pursuant to paragraph (1), to the limitations on duty hours for train employees of railroad carriers with respect to the provision of commuter rail passenger transportation or intercity rail passenger transportation, the limitations on duty hours for train employees of such railroad carriers shall be governed by new section 21103, except as provided in paragraph (3).
-
(B) be exempt from complying with the provisions of old section 21103 and new section 21103 for such employees.
-
(C) 1 The term “new section 21103” means section 21103 of this chapter as amended by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
-
(D) The term “old section 21103” means section 21103 of this chapter as it was in effect on the day before the enactment of that Act.
-
(a) This section applies, rather than section 21103 or 21104 of this title, to a train employee or signal employee during any period of time the employee is performing duties of a dispatching service employee.
-
(1) Subject to section 21304 of this title, a person violating chapter 211 of this title, including section 21103 (as such section was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008), or violating any provision of a waiver applicable to that person that has been granted under section 21108 of this title, is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty. An act by an individual that causes a railroad carrier to be in violation is a violation. For a violation of section 21106 of this title, a separate violation occurs for each day a facility is not in compliance.