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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2526 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to clarify provisions relating to 
equal access for over-the-road buses, and for other purposes. 
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 Infra-
structure 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bus Parity and Clarity 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF EQUAL ACCESS FOR OVER-THE- 
ROAD BUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(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 ‘char-
ter service’ has the meaning given the term in 
part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.’’. 
(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 sched-
uled 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 
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of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 note), a public authority with ju-
risdiction 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 data-
base 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 
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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 mean-
ing given the term in section 166 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
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