6 USC § 1172 - Railroad security enhancements; Model State legislation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t6/s1172"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "6 USC § 1172 - Railroad security enhancements; Model State legislation"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "1172"
section_name: "Railroad security enhancements; Model State legislation"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Railroad Security"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–53, title XV, § 1526(b), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 452.)"
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# § 1172. Railroad security enhancements; Model State legislation

November 2, 2007

Not later than , the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and make available to States model legislation to address the problem of entities that claim to be railroad carriers in order to establish and run a police force when the entities do not in fact provide railroad transportation. In developing the model State legislation the Secretary shall solicit the input of the States, railroads carriers, and railroad carrier employees. The Secretary shall review and, if necessary, revise such model State legislation periodically.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–53, title XV, § 1526(b), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 452.)