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Bus Parity and Clarity Act This bill specifies that charter bus service has the same access to tolling rates and roads as public transportation vehicles. Current law applies the same access to tolling rates to public transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses (i.e., buses with an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment) that serve the public. The bill specifies that the same access to rates apply to over-the-road buses in (1) scheduled service (e.g., intercity bus service), and (2) charter service. This applies to charter bus service for tolling for federal-aid highways, bridges, and tunnels; high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and facilities; and the Value Pricing Pilot Program of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Charter service includes transportation provided at the request of a third party for the exclusive use of a bus for a negotiated price (e.g., for a wedding or corporate event); or to the public for events or functions that occur on an irregular basis or for a limited duration, and a premium fare is charged or third party pays for the service (e.g., providing shuttle service for a public event). In addition, the FHWA must annually publish on a publicly available website a unified database containing the rates, terms, and conditions of each toll facility covered under these provisions.
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2025-03-31
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2025-03-31
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-03-31
Introduced in House
2025-03-31
Introduced in House
Full Bill Text
119 HR 2526 IH: Bus Parity and Clarity Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-31 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2526 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 31, 2025 Mr. Van Drew (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to clarify provisions relating to equal access for over-the-road buses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bus Parity and Clarity Act . 2. Clarification of equal access for over-the-road buses (a) In general (1) Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries Section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (A) in paragraph (9)(A) by striking that serves the public and inserting in scheduled or charter service ; and (B) in paragraph (11) by adding at the end the following: (F) Charter service The term charter service has the meaning given the term in part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. . (2) HOV facilities Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(3)(C) by striking serving the public and inserting in scheduled or charter service ; and (B) in subsection (f) by adding at the end the following: (7) Charter service The term charter service has the meaning given the term in part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. . (b) Value pricing pilot program In carrying out a value pricing pilot program under section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ( 23 U.S.C. 149 note), a public authority with jurisdiction over a toll facility shall provide to an over-the-road bus in scheduled or charter service access to a toll facility under the same rates, terms, and conditions as a public transportation vehicle, consistent with section 129(a)(9) of title 23, United States Code. (c) Publication Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall publish on a publicly available website a unified database containing information with respect to the rates, terms, and conditions of each toll facility covered under the equal access provisions described in sections 129(a)(9) and 166(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code. (d) Definitions In this Act: (1) Charter service The term charter service has the meaning given the term in part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. (2) Over-the-road bus The term over-the-road bus has the meaning given the term in section 301 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12181 ). (3) Public authority; toll facility The terms public authority and toll facility have the meanings given the terms in section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code. (4) Public transportation vehicle The term public transportation vehicle has the meaning given the term in section 166 of title 23, United States Code.
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