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The Commission shall employ such expert, professional or other assistance as is necessary to carry out the activities authorized by this section. Safety inspectors shall attain the Federal Railroad Administration qualifications necessary to qualify the Commonwealth for federal funds. 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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 363 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1987, chapter 145; in 1996, chapters 114<\/a> and 157<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78665,"section_number":"56-130","catch_line":"Penalty for failure to make necessary repairs, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-130\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79433,"section_number":"58.1-2660","catch_line":"Special revenue tax; levy","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2660\/"},{"id":73934,"section_number":"58.1-2662","catch_line":"Computation of revenue tax on railroads","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2662\/"}],"permalink":{"id":251269,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85177,"identifier":"56-129.1","token":"56\/6\/5\/56-129.1","url":"\/56-129.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-129.1\/","token":"56\/6\/5\/56-129.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Participation in the Federal Railroad Administration Safety and Inspection Program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-129.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The State Corporation<\/span> Commission<\/span> shall have the authority to participate in carrying out safety inspection activities in connection with any rule, regulation, order<\/span>, or standard prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation of the United States under the authority of the Federal Railroad<\/span> Safety Act (49 U.S.C. \u00a7 20101 et seq.) as delegated to the Commonwealth by the Federal Railroad<\/span> Administration, provided that the Commission<\/span> shall comply with all the requirements imposed by the United States Code. The Commission<\/span> shall employ such expert, professional or other assistance as is necessary to carry out the activities authorized by this section. Safety inspectors shall attain the Federal Railroad<\/span> Administration qualifications necessary to qualify the Commonwealth for federal funds. A maximum of $200,000 paid to the State Corporation<\/span> Commission<\/span> under \u00a7\u00a7 58.1-2660<\/a> through 58.1-2662<\/a> shall be allocated to this program.\n\t\tThe Commission<\/span> shall have the authority to adopt such rules in conformance with the Federal Railroad<\/span> Safety Act that are necessary for the promulgation of railroad<\/span> safety within the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION SAFETY AND INSPECTION\nPROGRAM (\u00a7 56-129.1)\n\nThe State Corporation Commission shall have the authority to participate in\ncarrying out safety inspection activities in connection with any rule,\nregulation, order, or standard prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation of\nthe United States under the authority of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (49\nU.S.C. \u00a7 20101 et seq.) as delegated to the Commonwealth by the Federal\nRailroad Administration, provided that the Commission shall comply with all the\nrequirements imposed by the United States Code. The Commission shall employ such\nexpert, professional or other assistance as is necessary to carry out the\nactivities authorized by this section. Safety inspectors shall attain the\nFederal Railroad Administration qualifications necessary to qualify the\nCommonwealth for federal funds. A maximum of $200,000 paid to the State\nCorporation Commission under \u00a7\u00a7 58.1-2660 through 58.1-2662 shall be allocated\nto this program.\n\t\tThe Commission shall have the authority to adopt such rules in conformance\nwith the Federal Railroad Safety Act that are necessary for the promulgation of\nrailroad safety within the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 363; 1987, c. 145; 1996, cc. 114, 157.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}