{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s9656","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f9656.","heading":"Transportation of hazardous substances; listing as hazardous material; liability for release","text":"\u00a7\u202f9656.\nTransportation of hazardous substances; listing as hazardous material; liability for release\n(a) Each hazardous substance which is listed or designated as provided in\nsection 9601(14) of this title\nOctober 17, 1986\n(b) A common or contract carrier shall be liable under other law in lieu of\nsection 9607 of this title\nProvided, however","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s9656.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s9656","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f9656."},{"t":"heading","text":"Transportation of hazardous substances; listing as hazardous material; liability for release"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s9656/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"content","text":" Each hazardous substance which is listed or designated as provided in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 9601(14) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t42/s9601/14","tail":" shall, within 30 days after "},{"t":"text","text":"October 17, 1986","tail":", or at the time of such listing or designation, whichever is later, be listed and regulated as a hazardous material under chapter 51 of title 49."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s9656/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"content","text":" A common or contract carrier shall be liable under other law in lieu of ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 9607 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t42/s9607","tail":" for damages or remedial action resulting from the release of a hazardous substance during the course of transportation which commenced prior to the effective date of the listing and regulation of such substance as a hazardous material under chapter 51 of title 49, or for substances listed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, prior to the effective date of such listing: "},{"t":"text","text":"Provided, however","tail":", That this subsection shall not apply where such a carrier can demonstrate that he did not have actual knowledge of the identity or nature of the substance released."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}