§ 501.1 Purpose
§ 501.2 General
§ 501.3 Organization and general responsibilities
§ 501.4 Succession to Administrator
§ 501.5 Exercise of authority
§ 501.6 Secretary’s reservations of authority
§ 501.7 Administrator’s reservations of authority
§ 501.8 Delegations
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Terms Used In 49 CFR Part 501 - Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.