--- kind: "section" citation: "49 U.S.C. § 5119" title: "49" title_heading: "Transportation" number: "5119" heading: "Uniform forms and procedures" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/49/5119" units: - "Subtitle III — General and Intermodal Programs" - "Chapter 51 — Transportation of Hazardous Material" --- # §5119. Uniform forms and procedures - (a) **Establishment of Working Group.—** The [Secretary](/usc/49/5102.md?p=11) shall establish a working group of [State](/usc/49/5102.md?p=12) and local government officials, including representatives of the National [Governors](/usc/49/5302.md?p=9)’ Association, the National Association of Counties, the National League of Cities, the [United States](/usc/49/5102.md?p=14) Conference of Mayors, the National Conference of [State](/usc/49/5102.md?p=12) Legislatures, and the Alliance for Uniform Hazmat Transportation Procedures. - (b) **Purpose of Working Group.—** The purpose of the working group shall be to develop uniform forms and procedures for a [State](/usc/49/5102.md?p=12) to register, and to issue permits to, persons that transport, or cause to be transported, [hazardous material](/usc/49/5102.md?p=2) by motor vehicle in the [State](/usc/49/5102.md?p=12). - (c) **Limitation on Working Group.—** The working group may not propose to define or limit the amount of a fee a [State](/usc/49/5102.md?p=12) may impose or collect. - (d) **Procedure.—** The [Secretary](/usc/49/5102.md?p=11) shall develop a procedure for the working group to employ in developing recommendations for the [Secretary](/usc/49/5102.md?p=11) to harmonize existing [State](/usc/49/5102.md?p=12) registration and permit laws and [regulations](/usc/49/5302.md?p=16) relating to the transportation of [hazardous materials](/usc/49/5102.md?p=2), with special attention paid to each [State](/usc/49/5102.md?p=12)’s unique safety concerns and interest in maintaining strong hazmat safety standards. - (e) **Report of Working Group.—** Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the working group shall transmit to the [Secretary](/usc/49/5102.md?p=11) a report containing recommendations for establishing uniform forms and procedures described in [subsection (b)](#b). - (f) **Regulations.—** Not later than 18 months after the date the working group’s report is delivered to the [Secretary](/usc/49/5102.md?p=11), the [Secretary](/usc/49/5102.md?p=11) shall issue [regulations](/usc/49/5302.md?p=16) to carry out such recommendations of the working group as the [Secretary](/usc/49/5102.md?p=11) considers appropriate. In developing such [regulations](/usc/49/5302.md?p=16), the [Secretary](/usc/49/5102.md?p=11) shall consider the [State](/usc/49/5102.md?p=12) needs associated with the transition to and implementation of a uniform forms and procedures program. - (g) **Limitation on Statutory Construction.—** Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a [State](/usc/49/5102.md?p=12) from voluntarily participating in a program of uniform forms and procedures until such time as the [Secretary](/usc/49/5102.md?p=11) issues [regulations](/usc/49/5302.md?p=16) under [subsection (f)](#f). ## Source credit (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 777; Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(9), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3389; Pub. L. 109–59, title VII, § 7116, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1901.) ## Notes | Historical and Revision Notes | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Revised
Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) | | 5119(a) | 49 App.:1819(a). | Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93–633, 88 Stat. 2156, § 121(a)–(g); added Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101–615, § 22, 104 Stat. 3271; Oct. 24, 1992, Pub. L. 102–508, § 507, 106 Stat. 3312. | | 5119(b) | 49 App.:1819(b), (c). | | | 5119(c)(1) | 49 App.:1819(d). | | | 5119(c)(2) | 49 App.:1819(e). | | | 5119(c)(3) | 49 App.:1819(f). | | | 5119(d) | 49 App.:1819(g). | | In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words “As soon as practicable after November 16, 1990” are omitted as obsolete. In subsection (c)(1), the words “Subject to the provisions of this subsection” and “to the Secretary” are omitted as surplus. ### Editorial Notes ### References in Text The date of enactment of this subsection, referred to in subsec. (e), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109–59, which was approved Aug. 10, 2005. ### Amendments 2005—Pub. L. 109–59 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of subsecs. (a) to (d) relating to establishment of working group, consultation and reporting, regulations, and relationship to other laws. 1996—Subsec. (b)(2), Pub. L. 104–287 substituted “Transportation and Infrastructure” for “Public Works and Transportation”.