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Title 49—TRANSPORTATION > SUBTITLE V—RAIL PROGRAMS > PART A—SAFETY > CHAPTER 201—GENERAL > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL

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Laws, regulations, and orders related to railroad safety and laws, regulations, and orders related to railroad security shall be nationally uniform to the extent practicable.

( Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 866 ; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1710(c) , Nov. 25, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2319 ; Pub. L. 110–53, title XV, § 1528 , Aug. 3, 2007 , 121 Stat. 453 .)

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