94 STAT. 1812
PUBLIC LAW 96-423—OCT. 10, 1980
"SEC. 203. EMERGENCY POWERS. Unsafe conditions or practices; order.
45 USC 431.
Review.
Relief, standards and procedures.
Court action.
"(a) If the Secretary determines, on the basis of testing, inspection, investigation, or research carried out pursuant to this title, that an unsafe condition or practice, or a combination of unsafe conditions or practices, or both, create an emergency situation involving a hazard of death or injury to persons, the Secretary may immediately issue an order, without regard to the provisions of section 202(b) of this title, imposing such restrictions or prohibitions as may be necessary to bring about the abatement of such emergency situation. "(b) After the issuance of an order under this section, opportunity for review of such order shall be provided in accordance with section 554 of title 5, United States Code. "(c) If a petition for review of an order has been filed under subsection (b) of this section but administrative review of such order has not been completed by the end of the thirty-day period beginning on the date such order was issued, such order shall cease to be effective at the end of such period unless the Secretary determines in writing that the emergency situation remains in existence. "(d) In issuing any order under this section, the Secretary shall describe the conditions or practices which create an emergency situation (as determined by the Secretary), and shall establish standards and procedures under which relief from such order may be obtained. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the discretion of the Secretary under this section to maintain an order in effect until the emergency situation has been abated. "(e) Any employee of a common carrier by railroad engaged in interstate or foreign commerce who may be exposed to imminent physical injury in the course of his employment because of the Secretary's failure, without any reasonable basis, to seek relief under subsection (a) of this section, or the authorized representative of such an employee, shall have the right to bring an action against the Secretary in the United States district court for the judicial district in which the emergency situation is alleged to exist or in which the employer has its principal executive office, or for the District of Columbia, to compel the Secretary to issue an order under this section. The failure of the Secretary to seek relief under subsection (a) of this section shall be reviewed solely under the standards of section 706 of title 5, United States Code.". SCOPE OF STATE PARTICIPATION
Investigation and surveillance.
SEC. 4. (a) Section 206 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 435) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g) In addition to the provisions for State participation set forth in subsections (a) and (c) of this section, the Secretary may enter into agreements with any State to provide investigative and surveillance activities with respect to those functions transferred to the Secretary by section 6(e)(1), (e)(2), and (e)(6)(A) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1655 (e)(1), (e)(2). and (e)(6)(A)).". (b) Section 206(d) of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 435(d)) is amended by inserting "or (g)" immediately after "subsection (c)". STATE ENFORCEMENT POWER
SEC. 5. Section 207 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 436) is amended to read as follows:
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