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49 U.S. Code § 102 - Department of Transportation | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Section 102. Department of Transportation
49 U.S. Code § 102. Department of Transportation
The Department of Transportation is an executive department of the United States Government at the seat of Government.
The head of the Department is the Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary; and
acts for the Secretary when the Secretary is absent or unable to serve or when the office of Secretary is vacant.
The Department has an Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary shall provide leadership in the development of policy for the Department, supervise the policy activities of Assistant Secretaries with primary responsibility for aviation, international, and other transportation policy development and carry out other powers and duties prescribed by the Secretary. The Under Secretary acts for the Secretary when the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary are absent or unable to serve, or when the offices of Secretary and Deputy Secretary are vacant.
(e)Assistant Secretaries; General Counsel.—
(1)Appointment.—The Department has 6 Assistant Secretaries and a General Counsel, including—
an Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, an Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, an Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, and an Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, who shall each be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate;
(2)Duties and powers.—
The officers set forth in paragraph (1) shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary. An Assistant Secretary or the General Counsel, in the order prescribed by the Secretary, acts for the Secretary when the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy are absent or unable to serve, or when the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy are vacant.
(f)Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs.—
In accordance with Federal policies promoting Indian self determination, the Department of Transportation shall have, within the office of the Secretary, a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs appointed by the President to plan, coordinate, and implement the Department of Transportation policy and programs serving Indian tribes and tribal organizations and to coordinate tribal transportation programs and activities in all offices and administrations of the Department and to be a participant in any negotiated rulemaking relating to, or having an impact on, projects, programs, or funding associated with the tribal transportation program.
(2)Reservation of trust obligations.—
(A)Responsibility of secretary.—
In carrying out this title, the Secretary shall be responsible to exercise the trust obligations of the United States to Indians and Indian tribes to ensure that the rights of a tribe or individual Indian are protected.
(B)Preservation of responsibility.—
Nothing in this title shall absolve the United States from any responsibility to Indians and Indian tribes, including responsibilities derived from the trust relationship and any treaty, executive order, or agreement between the United States and an Indian tribe.
(g)Office of Climate Change and Environment.—
(1)Establishment.—There is established in the Department an Office of Climate Change and Environment to plan, coordinate, and implement—
department-wide research, strategies, and actions under the Department’s statutory authority to reduce transportation-related energy use and mitigate the effects of climate change; and
department-wide research strategies and actions to address the impacts of climate change on transportation systems and infrastructure.
(2)Clearinghouse.—
The Office shall establish a clearinghouse of solutions, including cost-effective congestion reduction approaches, to reduce air pollution and transportation-related energy use and mitigate the effects of climate change.
The Department shall have a seal that shall be judicially recognized.
(Pub. L. 97–449, § 1(b), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2414; Pub. L. 98–557, § 26(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2873; Pub. L. 103–272, § 4(j)(1), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1365; Pub. L. 107–295, title II, § 215(a), (c), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2101, 2102; Pub. L. 109–59, title I, § 1119(l), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1189; Pub. L. 110–140, title XI, § 1101(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1756; Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(k)(1), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1286; Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title VI, § 6011(a), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1568.)
49:1652(a) (1st sentence).
Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, § 3(a), (c), (d), 80 Stat. 931.
49:1652(a) (less 1st sentence).
49:1652(b) (less words between parentheses).
Oct 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, § 3(b), 80 Stat. 931; Oct. 28, 1974, Pub. L. 93–496, § 16(a), 88 Stat. 1533.
49:1652(b) (words between parentheses), (c), (d).
49:1657(k).
Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, § 9(k), 80 Stat. 946.
In subsection (e), the words “The Secretary shall cause a . . . of office” and “of such device” are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement. The words “as he shall approve” are omitted as unnecessary because subsection (b) of the section establishes the Secretary of Transportation as the head of the Department of Transportation.
2015—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 114–94, § 6011(a)(1), substituted “6” for “5” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Pub. L. 114–94, § 6011(a)(2), inserted “an Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology,” after “Governmental Affairs,”.
2012—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 112–166 inserted subsec. (e) heading, struck out “The Department has 4 Assistant Secretaries and a General Counsel appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department also has an Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Administration appointed in the competitive service by the Secretary, with the approval of the President. They shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary. An Assistant Secretary” before “or the General Counsel,”, added par. (1), inserted par. (2) designation and heading, and, in par. (2), inserted “The officers set forth in paragraph (1) shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary. An Assistant Secretary”.
2002—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–295, § 215(a)(2), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (g).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107–295, § 215(a)(3), which directed the substitution of “Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy” for “Secretary and the Deputy Secretary” each place it appears in last sentence, was executed by making substitution for “Secretary and the Deputy Secretary” before “are absent” and for “Secretary and Deputy Secretary” before “are vacant”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 107–295, § 215(c), struck out subsec. (g) which read as follows: “The Department has an Associate Deputy Secretary appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Associate Deputy Secretary shall carry out powers and duties prescribed by the Secretary.”
Pub. L. 107–295, § 215(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (d) as (g).
Pub. L. 107–295, title II, § 215(c), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2102, provided that the amendment to this section made by section 215(c) is effective on the date that an individual is appointed to the position of Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy under subsection (d) of this section. On Mar. 19, 2003, the United States Senate confirmed the appointment of the first Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.
Pub. L. 115–99, § 2, Jan. 3, 2018, 131 Stat. 2242, provided that:
“The Secretary of Transportation shall designate an official within the Department of Transportation who shall—
in coordinating such efforts, take into account the unique challenges of combating human trafficking within different transportation modes.”
Pub. L. 110–140, title XI, § 1101(b), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1756, provided that:
“The Office of Climate Change and Environment of the Department of Transportation shall coordinate its activities with the United States Global Change Research Program.”
Pub. L. 109–59, title V, § 5510, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1828, provided that:
“(a)Notice of Reprogramming.—
If any funds authorized for carrying out this title [see Tables for classification] or the amendments made by this title are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science [now Science, Space, and Technology] of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Environment and Public Works of the Senate, notice of that action shall be concurrently provided to the Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science [now Committee on Science, Space, and Technology] of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
“(b)Notice of Reorganization.—
On or before the 15th day preceding the date of any major reorganization of a program, project, or activity of the Department [of Transportation] for which funds are authorized by this title or the amendments made by this title, the Secretary [of Transportation] shall provide notice of the reorganization to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Science [now Science, Space, and Technology] of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.”
Pub. L. 105–178, title V, § 5003, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 422, provided that:
If any funds authorized for carrying out this title [see Tables for classification] or the amendments made by this title are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, notice of such action shall concurrently be provided to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science [now Committee on Science, Space, and Technology] of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
On or before the 15th day preceding the date of any major reorganization of a program, project, or activity of the Department of Transportation for which funds are authorized by this title or the amendments made by this title, the Secretary shall provide notice of such reorganization to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science [now Committee on Science, Space, and Technology] of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.”
Pub. L. 102–240, title V, § 5004, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2160, provided that:
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 1991], the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration to continue a study of options for organizing the Department of Transportation to increase the effectiveness of program delivery, reduce costs, and improve intermodal coordination among surface transportation-related agencies.
The Secretary shall report to Congress on the findings of the study continued under subsection (a) and recommend appropriate organizational changes no later than January 1, 1993. No organizational changes shall be implemented until such changes are approved by law.”
Pub. L. 98–557, § 26(c), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2873, provided that:
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, until April 15, 1985, the position created by subsection (a) of this section [adding subsec. (d) of this section] may be held by a person named by the President alone from among qualified individuals.”
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