Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/5318
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 05:01:36+00:00

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The Secretary shall maintain one facility for testing a new bus model for maintainability, reliability, safety, performance (including braking performance), structural integrity, fuel economy, emissions, and noise.
The Secretary shall enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, a qualified person or organization to operate and maintain the facility. The contract, cooperative agreement, or grant may provide for the testing of rail cars and other public transportation vehicles at the facility.
The person operating and maintaining the facility shall establish and collect fees for the testing of vehicles at the facility. The Secretary must approve the fees.
The Secretary shall enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, the operator of the facility under which the Secretary shall pay 80 percent of the cost of testing a vehicle at the facility from amounts available to carry out this section. The entity having the vehicle tested shall pay 20 percent of the cost.
the minimum safety performance standards established by the Secretary pursuant to section 5329(b).
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall issue a final rule under subparagraph (B)(i). The final rule issued under paragraph  (B)(i) shall include a bus model scoring system that results in a weighted, aggregate score that uses the testing categories under subsection (a) and considers the relative importance of each such testing category. The final rule issued under subparagraph (B)(i) shall establish a “pass/fail” standard that uses the aggregate score described in the preceding sentence. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available under this chapter may be obligated or expended to acquire a new bus model only if the new bus model has received a passing aggregate test score. The Secretary shall work with the bus testing facility, bus manufacturers, and transit agencies to develop the bus model scoring system under this paragraph. A passing aggregate test score under the rule issued under subparagraph (B)(i) indicates only that amounts appropriated or made available under this chapter may be obligated or expended to acquire a new bus model and shall not be interpreted as a warranty or guarantee that the new bus model will meet a purchaser’s specific requirements.
Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100–17, § 317(b)(1), 101 Stat. 233; Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 6021(b), 105 Stat. 2184.
Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100–17, § 317(b)(2), 101 Stat. 233.
Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100–17, § 317(b)(3), 101 Stat. 233.
July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365, 78 Stat. 302, § 3(m) (2d–last sentences); added Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 3009, 105 Stat. 2093.
Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100–17, § 317(b)(5), 101 Stat. 233; Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 6021(c), 105 Stat. 2184.
Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100–17, 101 Stat. 132, § 317(b)(6); added Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 6021(d), 105 Stat. 2184.
In subsection (c), the words “Under the contract entered into under paragraph (2)” are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (d), the words “to the operator of the facility” are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (e), the text of section 317(b)(5) of the Surface Transportation and Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (Public Law 100–17, 101 Stat. 132) is omitted as obsolete. The words “operating and maintaining the facility” are substituted for “described in paragraph (3)” for clarity.
This amends 49:5318(e) to correct an erroneous cross-reference.
The date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, referred to in subsec. (e)(2), is deemed to be Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a), (b) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment notes under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–59, § 3002(b)(4), substituted “public transportation” for “mass transportation”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–59, § 3020(b), substituted “to carry out this section” for “under section 5309(m)(1)(C) of this title”.
1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3018(a), substituted “enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to,” for “make a contract with” and inserted “or organization” after “qualified person”, “, cooperative agreement, or grant” after “The contract”, and “mass transportation” after “and other”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–178, §§ 3018(b), 3029(b)(8), substituted “enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to,” for “make a contract with” and “5309(m)(1)(C) of this title” for “5338(j)(5) of this title”.
1994—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–429 inserted “Uniform” before “Relocation”.

References: § 317
 § 6021
 § 317
 § 317
 § 3
 § 3009
 § 317
 § 6021
 § 317
 § 6021
 § 3002
 § 3020
 § 3018