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Union Calendar No. 303
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3429
[Report No. 107–507]
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for security
improvements to over-the-road bus operations, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 6, 2001
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETRI, Mr. BORSKI,
Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. GRAVES, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. RA-
HALL, Mr. HONDA, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr.
COSTELLO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FILNER, and Ms. MILLENDER-MCDON-
ALD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
JUNE 13, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mr. KERNS, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. VITTER,
Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. CROWLEY
JUNE 13, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 6, 2001]
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants
for security improvements to over-the-road bus oper-
ations, 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 ‘‘Over-the-Road Bus Se-
curity and Safety Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SECURITY AS-
SISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
may make grants to private operators of over-the-road buses
for system-wide security improvements to their operations,
including the reimbursement of extraordinary security-re-
lated costs determined by the Secretary to have been in-
curred by such operators since September 11, 2001, and
including—
(1) constructing and modifying garages, facili-
ties, or over-the-road buses to assure their security;
(2) acquiring, upgrading, installing, or oper-
ating equipment, software, or accessorial services for
collection, storage, or exchange of passenger and driv-
er information through ticketing systems or otherwise,
and information links with government agencies;
(3) training employees in recognizing and re-
sponding to terrorist threats, evacuation procedures,
passenger screening procedures, and baggage inspec-
tion;
(4) hiring and training security officers or ‘‘bus
marshals’’;
(5) installing cameras and video surveillance
equipment on over-the-road buses and at garages and
over-the-road bus facilities;
(6) creating a program for employee identifica-
tion or background investigation;
(7) establishing an emergency communications
system linked to police and emergency personnel; and
(8) implementing and operating passenger
screening programs at terminals and on over-the-road
buses.
(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
for which any grant is made under this Act shall be 90
percent.
(c) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this Act, the
Secretary shall give priority to private operators of over-
the-road buses that have increased fares, or realigned budget
priorities, to enhance bus transportation security from those
in effect in calendar year 2001.
(d) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—A grant under this Act
shall be subject to all the terms and conditions that a grant
is subject to under section 3038(f) of the Transportation Eq-
uity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112
Stat. 393).
SEC. 3. PLAN REQUIREMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not make a
grant under this Act to a private operator of over-the-road
buses until the operator has first submitted to the
Secretary—
(1) a plan of the operator for making security
improvements described in section 2 and the Sec-
retary has approved the plan; and
(2) such additional information as the Secretary
may require to ensure accountability for the obliga-
tion and expenditure of amounts made available to
the operator under the grant.
(b) COORDINATION.—An application for a grant under
section 2 for security improvements within a terminal
owned and operated by a port authority shall demonstrate
to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the applicant has
coordinated its security plan for the terminal with the port
authority.
SEC. 4. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ‘‘over-the-road bus’’ means a bus
characterized by an elevated passenger deck located over a
baggage compartment.
SEC. 5. FUNDING.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of Transportation to carry out this Act $200,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004. Such sums shall
remain available until expended.
Union Calendar No. 303
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3429
[Report No. 107–507]
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make
grants for security improvements to over-the-road
bus operations, and for other purposes.
JUNE 13, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed