49 U.S.C. chapter 3—General Duties and Powers
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49 U.S.C. chapter 3—General Duties and Powers is a section of the United States Code that outlines the overarching responsibilities, authority, and administrative powers of the Department of Transportation in carrying out federal transportation policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 49 U.S.C. chapter 3—General Duties and Powers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10459744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 49 U.S.C. chapter 3—General Duties and Powers Context triple: [Subtitle I—Department of Transportation, subjectOf, 49 U.S.C. chapter 3—General Duties and Powers]
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United States Code Title 29
United States Code Title 29 is the section of U.S. federal law that governs labor and employment, including workplace standards, worker protections, and labor-management relations.
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United States Code Title 25
United States Code Title 25 is the portion of U.S. federal law that governs Native American tribes, their lands, and related governmental relationships and programs.
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Department of Transportation Act
The Department of Transportation Act is the U.S. federal law enacted in 1966 that created the United States Department of Transportation to coordinate and oversee national transportation policies and programs.
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United States Code Title 7
United States Code Title 7 is the portion of U.S. federal statutory law that governs agriculture and related programs, including rural development and farm support.
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Title 39 of the United States Code
Title 39 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the organization, powers, and operations of the United States Postal Service and the national postal system.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 49 U.S.C. chapter 3—General Duties and Powers Target entity description: 49 U.S.C. chapter 3—General Duties and Powers is a section of the United States Code that outlines the overarching responsibilities, authority, and administrative powers of the Department of Transportation in carrying out federal transportation policy.
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A.
United States Code Title 29
United States Code Title 29 is the section of U.S. federal law that governs labor and employment, including workplace standards, worker protections, and labor-management relations.
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B.
United States Code Title 25
United States Code Title 25 is the portion of U.S. federal law that governs Native American tribes, their lands, and related governmental relationships and programs.
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C.
Department of Transportation Act
The Department of Transportation Act is the U.S. federal law enacted in 1966 that created the United States Department of Transportation to coordinate and oversee national transportation policies and programs.
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D.
United States Code Title 7
United States Code Title 7 is the portion of U.S. federal statutory law that governs agriculture and related programs, including rural development and farm support.
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E.
Title 39 of the United States Code
Title 39 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the organization, powers, and operations of the United States Postal Service and the national postal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter of the United States Code
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federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Department of Transportation
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linked to:
United States Department of Transportation
Secretary of Transportation ⓘ
linked to:
United States Secretary of Transportation
federal transportation activities ⓘ federal transportation agencies under the Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| authorityFor | DOT’s general administrative actions in transportation matters ⓘ |
| authorizes | exercise of federal transportation policy by the Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| bindingOn | federal executive branch transportation officials ⓘ |
| category |
United States federal administrative law
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linked to:
administrative procedure law
United States transportation legislation ⓘ |
| citationStyle | 49 U.S.C. ch. 3 ⓘ |
| codeChapterNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| codeTitle | 49 ⓘ |
| codificationOf | portions of prior public laws relating to DOT’s general duties and powers ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| defines | overarching responsibilities of the Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Department of Transportation
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linked to:
United States Department of Transportation
United States federal courts ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. federal courts
|
| frameworkFor |
administrative procedures within the Department of Transportation
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coordination of federal transportation programs ⓘ |
| governs |
administrative authority of the Department of Transportation
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exercise of certain discretionary powers by the Secretary of Transportation ⓘ general duties of the Department of Transportation ⓘ powers of the Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
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transportation regulation ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 49 U.S.C. chapter 3 ⓘ |
| legalForm | codified statute ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force, subject to amendment ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| objective | to provide clear statutory authority for DOT’s general operations ⓘ |
| partOf | Title 49 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| provides | statutory framework for DOT’s general authority ⓘ |
| publisher |
United States Government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| purpose | to outline general duties and powers of the Department of Transportation in implementing federal transportation policy ⓘ |
| regulates | administration of transportation programs by the Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| relatedCodeTitle |
Title 23 of the United States Code
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Title 46 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
creation and organization of the Department of Transportation
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implementation of national transportation policy ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| subject |
federal transportation policy
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transportation law ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | public law codification ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 49 U.S.C. chapter 3—General Duties and Powers Description of subject: 49 U.S.C. chapter 3—General Duties and Powers is a section of the United States Code that outlines the overarching responsibilities, authority, and administrative powers of the Department of Transportation in carrying out federal transportation policy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Subtitle I—Department of Transportation
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subjectOf
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49 U.S.C. chapter 3—General Duties and Powers
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