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Section 171.1 of the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act entitled “Purpose and Scope” is hereby amended and changed to read as follows:

171.1 Purpose and scope.

a This subchapter prescribes requirements of the Olathe Police Department governing –

1 The offering of hazardous materials for transportation and transportation of hazardous materials in interstate, intrastate, and foreign commerce by motor vehicle.

2 The representation that a hazardous material is present in a motor vehicle.

3 The manufacture, fabrication, marking, maintenance, reconditioning, repairing, or testing of a packaging or container which is represented, marked, certified or sold for use in transportation of hazardous materials.

4 The use of terms and symbols prescribed in this subchapter for the marking, labeling, placarding and description of hazardous materials and packaging used in their transport.

b Any person who, under contract with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Federal Government, transports, or causes to be transported or shipped, a hazardous material or manufactures, fabricates, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs, or tests a package or container which is represented, marked, certified, or sold by such person as qualified for use in the transportation of a hazardous material shall be subject to and comply with all provisions of the Federal hazardous materials transportation law, all orders and regulations issued thereunder, and all other substantive and procedural requirements of Federal, State, and local governments and Indian tribes (except any such requirements that have been preempted by the Federal hazardous materials transportation law or any other Federal law), in the same manner and to the same extent as any person engaged in such activities that are in or affect commerce is subject to such provisions, orders, regulations, and requirements.

(Ord. 03-93 § 1, 2003.)