{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-674.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 674.5","heading":"Policy.","body":"(a) In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5329, a State that has a rail fixed guideway public transportation system within the State has primary responsibility for overseeing the safety of that rail fixed guideway public transportation system. A State safety oversight agency must have the authority, resources, and qualified personnel to oversee the number, size, and complexity of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems that operate within a State.\n(b) FTA will certify whether a State safety oversight program meets the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and is adequate to promote the purposes of the public transportation safety programs codified at 49 U.S.C. 5329.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 674—STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"270b142cfab5ed5e797eb0f45f855720edfd93b805495033d45cf269bbec45e0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-674.3","next":"us/49-cfr-674.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}