---identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s219.17"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "49 CFR § 219.17 - Construction."title_number: 49title_name: "Transportation"section_number: "219.17"section_name: "Construction."chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"part_number: "219"part_name: "CONTROL OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20140, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; Div. A, Sec. 412, Pub. L. 110-432, 122 Stat. 4889 (49 U.S.C. 20140 note); Sec. 8102, Pub. L. 115-271, 132 Stat. 3894; and 49 CFR 1.89."regulatory_source: "66 FR 41973, Aug. 9, 2001, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "219"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t49/s219.17
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Authority
49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20140, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; Div. A, Sec. 412, Pub. L. 110-432, 122 Stat. 4889 (49 U.S.C. 20140 note); Sec. 8102, Pub. L. 115-271, 132 Stat. 3894; and 49 CF... 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20140, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; Div. A, Sec. 412, Pub. L. 110-432, 122 Stat. 4889 (49 U.S.C. 20140 note); Sec. 8102, Pub. L. 115-271, 132 Stat. 3894; and 49 CFR 1.89.
# 219.17 Construction.Nothing in this part—(a) Restricts the power of FRA to conduct investigations under sections 20107, 20108, 20111, and 20112 of title 49, United States Code;(b) Creates a private right of action on the part of any person for enforcement of the provisions of this part or for damages resulting from noncompliance with this part; or(c) Impacts provisions of State criminal law that impose sanctions for reckless conduct that leads to actual loss of life, injury or damage to property, whether such provisions apply specifically to railroad employees or generally to the public at large.[78 FR 14225, Mar. 5, 2013]