Federal · Title 49 — Transportation

49 U.S.C. § 13501: General jurisdiction

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a State and a place in another State; a State and another place in the same State through another State; the United States and a place in a territory or possession of the United States to the extent the transportation is in the United States; the United States and another place in the United States through a foreign country to the extent the transportation is in the United States; or the United States and a place in a foreign country to the extent the transportation is in the United States; and in a reservation under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States or on a public highway.

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