49 CFR § 674.5 - § 674.5 Policy.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s674.5"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 674.5 - §  674.5   Policy."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "674.5"
section_name: "§  674.5   Policy."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "674"
part_name: "STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 5329; 49 CFR 1.91."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 14256, Mar. 16, 2016, as amended at 89 FR 83981, Oct. 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "674"
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# 674.5 §  674.5   Policy.

(a) In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5329, a State that has a rail fixed guideway public transportation system within the State has primary responsibility for overseeing the safety of that rail fixed guideway public transportation system. A State safety oversight agency must have the authority, resources, and qualified personnel to oversee the number, size, and complexity of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems that operate within a State.

(b) FTA will certify whether a State safety oversight program meets the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and is adequate to promote the purposes of the public transportation safety programs codified at 49 U.S.C. 5329.