PUBLIC LAW 110–291—JULY 30, 2008 122 STAT. 2915 

Public Law 110–291 

110th Congress 

An Act 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation 

to register a person providing transportation by an over-the-road bus as a motor 

carrier of passengers only if the person is willing and able to comply with certain 

accessibility requirements in addition to other existing requirements, and for 

other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007’’. 

SEC. 2. REGISTRATION OF MOTOR CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13902(a)(1) of title 49, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B)(iii); 

(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 

(D); and 

(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 

‘‘(C) the accessibility requirements established by the 

Secretary under subpart H of part 37 of title 49, Code 

of Federal Regulations, or such successor regulations to 

those accessibility requirements as the Secretary may issue, 

for transportation provided by an over-the-road bus; and’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 13902(a)(5) and 

13905(d)(1)(A) of such title are each amended by inserting after 

‘‘Board’’ the following: ‘‘(including the accessibility requirements 

established by the Secretary under subpart H of part 37 of title 

49, Code of Federal Regulations, or such successor regulations to 

those accessibility requirements as the Secretary may issue, for 

transportation provided by an over-the-road bus)’’. 

SEC. 3. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS DEFINED. 

Section 13102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(27) OVER-THE-ROAD BUS.—The term ‘over-the-road bus’ 

means a bus characterized by an elevated passenger deck 

located over a baggage compartment.’’. 

SEC. 4. DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF REGISTRATION 

REQUIREMENTS. 

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall take necessary actions to implement the 

changes required by the amendment made by section 2(a) relating 

49 USC 13902 

note. 

49 USC 10101 

note. 

Over-theRoad Bus 

Transportation 

Accessibility Act 

of 2007. 

July 30, 2008 

[H.R. 3985] 


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122 STAT. 2916 PUBLIC LAW 110–291—JULY 30, 2008 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3985: 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110–456 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure). 

SENATE REPORTS: No. 110–395 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 

Vol. 153 (2007): Dec. 11, 12, considered and passed House. 

Vol. 154 (2008): July 14, considered and passed Senate. 

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to registration of motor carriers providing transportation by an 

over-the-road bus. 

SEC. 5. COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 

Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Attorney General 

shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to delineate the 

specific roles and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Justice, respectively, in enforcing 

the compliance of motor carriers of passengers providing transportation by an over-the-road bus (as defined in section 13102 of 

title 49, United States Code) with the accessibility requirements 

established by the Secretary under subpart H of part 37 of title 

49, Code of Federal Regulations, or such successor regulations to 

those accessibility requirements as the Secretary may issue. Such 

memorandum shall recognize the Department of Transportation’s 

statutory responsibilities as clarified by this Act (including the 

amendments made by this Act). 

Approved July 30, 2008. 

Memorandum. 

49 USC 13902 

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