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 104 STAT. 3270 PUBLIC LAW 101-615—NOV. 16, 1990 inhalation, or any other hsizardous material the Secretary determines should be subject to such requirement, unless the air brake equipment support attachments of such tank car at a minimum comply with the standards for attachments set forth in part 179.100- 16 and part 179.200-19 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this section. "0>) APPLICABILITY TO OTHER MATERIALS. — No railroad tank car constructed before January 1, 1971, may be used for the transportation in commerce of any hazardous material after July 1, 1991, unless the air brake equipment support attachments of such tank car comply with the standards for attachments set forth in part 179.100-16 and part 179.200-19 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this section.". 49 USC app. SEC. 20. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW TO FED- 181^ ERAL CONTRACTORS. The Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1801-1813), as amended by section 19 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 120. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW TO FED- ERAL CONTRACTORS. "Any person who, under contract with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Federal government, transports, or causes to be transported or shipped, a hazardous material or manufacturers, fabricates, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs, or tests a package or container which is represented, marked, certified, or sold by such person as qualified for use in the transportation of hazardous materials shall be subject to and comply with all provisions of this title, all orders and regulations issued under this title, and all other substantive and procedural requirements of Federal, State, and local governments and Indian tribes (except any such requirements that have been preempted by this title or any other Federal law), in the same manner and to the same extent as any person engaged in such activities that are in or affect commerce is subject to such provisions, orders, regulations, and requirements.". 49 USC app. SEC. 21. RAILROAD TANK CAR STUDY. 1817 note. ,.„ ,TM « ^m . i^, Government (a) STUDY.— The Secretary of Transportation shall enter into a contracts. contract with an appropriate disinterested expert body for a study of— (1) the railroad tank car design process, including specifications development, design approval, repair process approval, repair accountability, and the process by which designs and repairs are presented, weighted, and evaluated, and (2) railroad tank car design criteria, including whether headshields should be installed on all tank cars which carry hazardous materials. In carrying out the study described in paragraph (1), such expert body shall also make recommendations as to whether public safety considerations require greater control by and input from the Secretary with respect to the railroad tank car design process, especially in the early stages, and such other recommendations as such expert body considers appropriate.

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