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18 U.S. Code § 1992 - Terrorist attacks and other violence against railroad carriers and against mass transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Terrorist attacks and other violence against railroad carriers and against mass transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air
(a)General Prohibitions.—Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection (c), knowingly and without lawful authority or permission—
tunnel, bridge, viaduct, trestle, track, electromagnetic guideway, signal, station, depot, warehouse, terminal, or any other way, structure, property, or appurtenance used in the operation of, or in support of the operation of, a railroad carrier, and with intent to, or knowing or having reason to know,[1] such activity would likely, derail, disable, or wreck railroad on-track equipment; or
garage, terminal, structure, track, electromagnetic guideway, supply, or facility used in the operation of, or in support of the operation of, a mass transportation vehicle, and with intent to, or knowing or having reason to know,1 such activity would likely, derail, disable, or wreck a mass transportation vehicle used, operated, or employed by a mass transportation provider;
(b)Aggravated Offense.—Whoever commits an offense under subsection (a) of this section in a circumstance in which—
(c)Circumstances Required for Offense.—A circumstance referred to in subsection (a) is any of the following:
the term “biological agent” has the meaning given to that term in section 178(1);
the term “dangerous weapon” means a weapon, device, instrument, material, or substance, animate or inanimate, that is used for, or is readily capable of, causing death or serious bodily injury, including a pocket knife with a blade of less than 2½ inches in length and a box cutter;
the term “destructive device” has the meaning given to that term in section 921(a)(4);
the term “high-level radioactive waste” has the meaning given to that term in section 2(12) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(12));
the term “mass transportation” has the meaning given to that term in section 5302(a)(7) [2] of title 49, except that the term includes intercity bus transportation [3] school bus, charter, and sightseeing transportation and passenger vessel as that term is defined in section 2101(22) of title 46, United States Code;
the term “spent nuclear fuel” has the meaning given to that term in section 2(23) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(23));
the term “toxin” has the meaning given to that term in section 178(2); and
(Added Pub. L. 109–177, title I, § 110(a), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 205; amended Pub. L. 110–53, title XV, § 1539, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 468.)
[1]  So in original. The comma probably should not appear.[2]  See References in Text note below.[3]  So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
Section 5302 of title 49, referred to in subsec. (d)(7), was amended generally by Pub. L. 112–141, div. B, § 20004, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 623, and, as so amended, no longer defines the term “mass transportation”.
A prior section 1992, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 794; Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, § 60003(a)(8), title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1969, 2147; Pub. L. 104–88, title IV, § 402(b), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 955; Pub. L. 107–56, title VIII, § 811(e), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 381; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(a)(6), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1807, related to penalties for wrecking a train used by a railroad in interstate or foreign commerce, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 109–177, title I, § 110(a), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 205.