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title: "49 U.S.C. § 41303"
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title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 41303 - Transfers of permits

## Text

A permit issued under section 41302 of this title may be transferred only when the Secretary of Transportation approves the transfer because the transfer is in the public interest.

(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1127.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4130349 App.:1372(g).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 402(g), 72 Stat. 758.  49 App.:1551(b)(1)(E).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 1601(b)(1)(E); added Oct. 4, 1984, Pub. L. 98–443, § 3(e), 98 Stat. 1704.