{"data":{"id":"us/49-u.s.c.-5101","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 U.S.C. § 5101","heading":"Purpose","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to protect against the risks to life, property, and the environment that are inherent in the transportation of hazardous material in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce.","path":["Title 49—TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 51—TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc49@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:06Z","sha256":"4dd11542fe8ed60c2327c692b3bb781b6df5afaf50289c53c5b4ee1cd5e9c29a","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-u.s.c.-1326","next":"us/49-u.s.c.-5102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}