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PUBLIC LAW 93-633-JAN. 3, 1975

[88 STAT.

Public Law 93-633 January 3, 1975 [H. R. 15223]

Transportation 1974? ""^ ° 49 USC 1801 note. Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.

AN ACT rj^Q regulate commerce by improving the protections afforded the public against risks connected with the transportation of hazardous materials, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Sttttes of Amei^ica in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Transportation Safety Act of 1974".

TITLE I—HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SHORT TITLE

49 USC 1801

gj,(3^ 201. This title may be cited as the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act". DECLARATION OF POLICY

49 USC 1801.

gj2(-,_ ]^Q2_ j ^ jg declared to be the policy of Congress in this title to improve the regulatory and enforcement authority of the Secretary of Transportation to protect the Nation adequately against the risks to life and property which are inherent in the transportation of hazardous materials in commerce. DEFINITIONS

49 USC 1802.

SEC. 103. As used in this title, the term— (1) "commerce" means trade, traffic, commerce, or transportation, within the jurisdiction of the United States, (A) between a place in a State and any place outside of such State, or (B) which affects trade, traffic, commerce, or transportation described in clause (A); (2) "hazardous material" means a substance or material in a quantity and form which may pose an unreasonable risk to health and safety or property when transported in commerce; (3) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation, or his delegate; (4) "serious harm" means death, serious illness, or severe personal injury; (5) "State" means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or Guam; (6) "transports" or "transportation" means any movement of property by any mode, and any loading, unloading, or storage incidental thereto; and (7) "United States" means all of the States. DESIGNATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

49 USC 1803.

SEC. 104. Upon a finding by the Secretary, in his discretion, that the transportation of a particular quantity and form of material in commerce may pose an unreasonable risk to health and safety or property, he shall designate such quantity and form of material or group or class of such materials as a hazardous material. The materials so designated may include, but are not limited to, explosives, radioactive materials, etiologic agents, flammable liquids or solids, combustible liquids or solids, poisons, oxidizing or corrosive materials, and compressed gases.

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