Statute · United States Code
49 U.S.C. § 20504 — Inspection, testing, and investigation
49 U.S.C. § 20504
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- intellectual-property-and-technology
(a) Systems in Use.—(1) The Secretary of Transportation may— (A) inspect and test a signal system used by a railroad carrier; and (B) decide whether the system is in safe operating condition. (2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may employ only an individual who— (A) has no interest in a patented article required to be used on or with a signal system; and (B) has no financial interest in a railroad carrier or in a concern dealing in railroad supplies. (b) Systems Submitted for Investigation and Testing.—The Secretary may investigate, test, and report on the use of and need for a signal system, without cost to the United States Government, when the system is submitted in completed shape for investigation and testing.
Citator
49 U.S.C. § 20504 — Inspection, testing, and investigation is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Systems in Use.—(1) The Secretary of Transportation may— (A) inspect and test a signal system used by a railroad carrier; and (B) decide whether the system is in safe operating condition. (2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may employ only an individual who— (A) has no interest in a patented article required to be used on or with a signal system; and (B) has no financial interest in a railroad carrier or in a concern dealing in railroad supplies. (b) Systems Submitted for Investigation and Testing.—The Secretary may investigate, test, and report on the use of and need for a signal system, without cost to the United States Government, when the system is submitted in completed shape for investigation and testing.