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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "49 U.S.C. § 20139"
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description: "Maintenance-of-way operations on railroad bridges"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 49
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title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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chapter_number: "201"
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chapter_name: "GENERAL"
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section: "20139"
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citation: "49 U.S.C. § 20139"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 20139 - Maintenance-of-way operations on railroad bridges
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## Text
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Not later than June 22, 1989, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations and issue orders for the safety of maintenance-of-way employees on railroad bridges. The Secretary at least shall provide in those regulations standards for bridge safety equipment, including nets, walkways, handrails, and safety lines, and requirements for the use of vessels when work is performed on bridges located over bodies of water.
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(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 876.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2013945:431(n).Oct. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91–458, 84 Stat. 971, § 202(n); added June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 19(a), 102 Stat. 637; Sept. 3, 1992, Pub. L. 102–365, § 2(2), 106 Stat. 972. The words “Not later than June 22, 1989” are substituted for “within one year after June 22, 1988” for clarity.
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