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Title 23 — Highways

Chapter 3 — General Provisions

§ 314. Relief of employees in hazardous work

Statutory text

The Secretary is authorized in an emergency to use appropriations to the Department of Transportation for carrying out the provisions of this title for medical supplies, services, and other assistance necessary for the immediate relief of employees of the Federal Highway Administration engaged in hazardous work.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 85–767 · 72 Stat. 885

    Enacted · 23 U.S.C. § 314

    Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 915

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 915

  2. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973

    Pub. L. 93–87 title I § 152(5) · 87 Stat. 250

    1. Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 314

      Pub. L. 93–87 substituted “Department of Transportation” for “Department of Commerce”

    2. Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 314

      Pub. L. 93–87 substituted “Federal Highway Administration” for “Bureau of Public Roads”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 93–87 substituted “Department of Transportation” for “Department of Commerce” and “Federal Highway Administration” for “Bureau of Public Roads”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (5) Sections 308(b), 309, 312, and 314 are amended by striking out “Bureau of Public Roads” each place it appears and inserting in lien thereof “Federal Highway Administration”.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1973—Pub. L. 93–87 substituted “Department of Transportation” for “Department of Commerce” and “Federal Highway Administration” for “Bureau of Public Roads”.

Credits

1958–1973 · 2 acts
  1. 1958Pub. L. 85–767, , 72 Stat. 915
  2. 1973Pub. L. 93–87, title I, § 152(5), (6), , 87 Stat. 276.
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(Pub. L. 85–767, , 72 Stat. 915; Pub. L. 93–87, title I, § 152(5), (6), , 87 Stat. 276.)

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