49 U.S.C. § 44922 : US Code - Section 44922: Deputation of State and local law enforcement officers

Search 49 U.S.C. § 44922 : US Code - Section 44922: Deputation of State and local law enforcement officers

(a) Deputation Authority. - The Under Secretary of Transportation
for Security may deputize a State or local law enforcement officer
to carry out Federal airport security duties under this chapter.
(b) Fulfillment of Requirements. - A State or local law
enforcement officer who is deputized under this section shall be
treated as a Federal law enforcement officer for purposes of
meeting the requirements of this chapter and other provisions of
law to provide Federal law enforcement officers to carry out
Federal airport security duties.
(c) Agreements. - To deputize a State or local law enforcement
officer under this section, the Under Secretary shall enter into a
voluntary agreement with the appropriate State or local law
enforcement agency that employs the State or local law enforcement
officer.
(d) Reimbursement. -
(1) In general. - The Under Secretary shall reimburse a State
or local law enforcement agency for all reasonable, allowable,
and allocable costs incurred by the State or local law
enforcement agency with respect to a law enforcement officer
deputized under this section.
(2) Authorization of appropriations. - There are authorized to
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection.
(e) Federal Tort Claims Act. - A State or local law enforcement
officer who is deputized under this section shall be treated as an
"employee of the Government" for purposes of sections 1346(b),
2401(b), and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, while
carrying out Federal airport security duties within the course and
scope of the officer's employment, subject to Federal supervision
and control, and in accordance with the terms of such deputation.
(f) Stationing of Officers. - The Under Secretary may allow law
enforcement personnel to be stationed other than at the airport
security screening location if that would be preferable for law
enforcement purposes and if such personnel would still be able to
provide prompt responsiveness to problems occurring at the
screening location.