PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 759 51. TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL 5101 53. MASS TRANSPORTATION 5301 55. INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION 5501 57. SANITARY FOOD TR^^NSPORTATION 5701 59. INTERMODAL SAFE CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION 5901 CHAPTER 51—TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL Sec. 5101. Purpose. 5102. Definitions. 5103. General regulatory authority. 5104. Representation and tamperi ng. 5105. Transporting certain hignly radioactive material. 5106. Handling criteria. 5107. Hazmat employee training requirements and grants. 5108. Registration. 5109. Motor carrier safety permits. 5110. Shipping papers and disclosure. 5111. Rail tank cars. 5112. Highway routing of hazardous material. 5113. Unsatisfactory safety rating. 5114. Air transportation of ionizing radiation material. 5115. Training curriculum for the public sector. 5116. Planning and training grants, monitoring, and review. 5117. Exemptions and exclusions. 5118. Inspectors. 5119. Uniform forms and procedures. 5120. International uniformity of standards and requirements. 5121. Administrative. 5122. Enforcement. 5123. Civil penalty. 5124. Criminal penalty. 5125. Preemption. 5126. Relationship to other laws. 5127. Authorization of appropriations. §5101. Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to provide adequate protection against the risks to life and property inherent in the transportation of hazardous material in commerce by improving the regulatory and enforcement authority of the Secretary of Transportation. §5102. Definitions In this chapter— (1) "commerce" means trade or transportation in the jurisdiction of the United States— (A) between a place in a State and a place outside of the State; or (B) that affects trade or transportation between a place in a State and a place outside of the State. (2) "hazardous material" means a substance or material the Secretary of Transportation designates under section 5103(a) of this title (3) "hazmat employee"— (A) means an individual— (i) employed by a hazmat employer; and (ii) who during the course of employment directly . affects hazardous material transportation safety as the Secretary decides by regulation; (B) includes an owner-operator of a motor vehicle transporting hazardous material in commerce; and (C) includes an individual, employed by a hazmat employer, who during the course of employment—
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