Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/1069

 PUBLIC LAW 97-449—JAN. 12, 1983

96 STAT. 2431

503. Service of notice and process on certain motor carriers of migrant workers and on motor private carriers. 504. Reports and records. 505. Arrangements and public records. 506. Authority to investigate. 507. Enforcement. SUBCHAPTER II—PENALTIES 521. Civil penalties. 522. Reporting and record keeping violations. 523. Unlawful disclosure of information. 524. Evasion of regulation of motor carriers. 525. Disobedience to subpenas. 526. General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided.

SUBCHAPTER I—DUTIES AND POWERS § 501. Definitions and application 49 USC 50i. (a) In this chapter— (1) the definitions in section 10102 of this title apply. 49 USC 10102. (2) "migrant worker" has the same meaning given that term in section 3101 of this title. Post, p. 2438. (3) "motor carrier of migrant workers" means a motor carrier of migrant workers subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Transportation under section 3102(c) of this title. Post, p. 2438. (b) This chapter only applies in carrying out— (1) chapter 31 of this title; and Post, p. 2437. (2) other duties and powers transferred to the Secretary under section 6(e) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1655(e)) and vested in the Interstate Commerce Commission before October 15, 1966. § 502. General authority (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out this chapter. (b) The Secretary may— (1) inquire into and report on the management of the business of rail carriers and motor carriers; (2) inquire into and report on the management of the business of a person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with those carriers to the extent that the business of the person is related to the management of the business of that carrier; and (3) obtain from those carriers and persons information the Secretary determines to be necessary. (c) In carrying out this chapter as it applies to motor carriers, motor carriers of migrant workers, and motor private carriers, the Secretary may— (1) confer and hold joint hearing^ with State authorities; (2) cooperate with ana use the services, records, and facilities of State authorities; and (3) make cooperative agreements with a State to enforce the safety laws and regulations of a State and the United States related to highway transportation. (d) The Secretary may subpena witnesses and records related to a proceeding or investigation under this chapter from a place in the United States to the designated place of the proceeding or investigation. If a witness disobeys a subpena, the Secretary, or a party to a proceeding or investigation before the Secretary, may petition the district court for the judicial district in which the proceeding or investigation is conducted to enforce the subpena. The court may

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