106 STAT. 3310 PUBLIC LAW 102-508—OCT. 24, 1992 TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION SEC. 401. RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— Chapter 1, title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
- § 112. Research and Special Programs Administration
"(a) ESTABLISHMENT. —There is established in the Department of Transportation a Research and Special Programs Administration. "(b) ADMINISTRATOR. — President. " (1) APPOINTMENT.— The Administration shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. "(2) REPORTING. — The Administrator shall report directly to the Secretary. "(c) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.—The Administration shall have a Deputy Administrator who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Transportation. The Deputy Administrator shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Administrator. " (d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADMiNiSTRATOR.The Administrator of the Administration shall be responsible for carrying out the following: "(1) HAZMAT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY. —Duties and powers vested in the Secretary of Transportation with respect to hazardous materials transportation safety, except as otherwise delegated by the Secretary. "(2) PIPELINE SAFETY. —Duties and powers vested in the Secretary with respect to pipeline safety. "(3) ACTIVITIES OF VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYS- TEMS CENTER.— Duties and powers vested in the Secretary with respect to activities of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. "(4) OTHER.— Such other duties and powers as the Secretary shall prescribe, including such multimodal and intermodal duties as are appropriate. "(e) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— Nothing in this section shall affect any delegation of authority, regulation, order, approval, exemption, waiver, contract, or other administrative act of the Secretary with respect to laws administered through the Research and Special Programs Administration of the Department of Transportation on the date of the enactment of this section.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —The analysis for chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "112. Research and Special Programs Administration.". (c) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.— Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration.".
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