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[CITE: 49USC21108]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                        SUBTITLE V--RAIL PROGRAMS
 
                             PART A--SAFETY
 
                      CHAPTER 211--HOURS OF SERVICE
 
Sec. 21108. Pilot projects

    (a) Waiver.--A railroad carrier or railroad carriers and all labor 
organizations representing any class or craft of directly affected 
covered service employees of the railroad carrier or railroad carriers, 
may jointly petition the Secretary of Transportation for approval of a 
waiver, in whole or in part, of compliance with this chapter, to enable 
the establishment of one or more pilot projects to demonstrate the 
possible benefits of implementing alternatives to the strict application 
of the requirements of this chapter to such class or craft of employees, 
including requirements concerning maximum on-duty and minimum off-duty 
periods. Based on such a joint petition, the Secretary may, after notice 
and opportunity for comment, waive in whole or in part compliance with 
this chapter for a period of no more than two years, if the Secretary 
determines that such waiver of compliance is in the public interest and 
is consistent with railroad safety. Any such waiver may, based on a new 
petition, be extended for additional periods of up to two years, after 
notice and opportunity for comment. An explanation of any waiver granted 
under this section shall be published in the Federal Register.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary of Transportation shall submit to 
Congress, no later than January 1, 1997, a report that--
        (1) explains and analyzes the effectiveness of all pilot 
    projects established pursuant to a waiver granted under subsection 
    (a);
        (2) describes the status of all other waivers granted under 
    subsection (a) and their related pilot projects, if any; and
        (3) recommends appropriate legislative changes to this chapter.

    (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``directly 
affected covered service employees'' means covered service employees to 
whose hours of service the terms of the waiver petitioned for 
specifically apply.

(Added Pub. L. 103-440, title II, Sec. 203(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 
4619.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 21303 of this title.
