Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007
PL 110-291 (H.R.3985), enacted 07/30/2008

122 STAT. 2915 
PUBLIC LAW 110–291—JULY 30, 2008 
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 Transpor-
tation 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-the- 
Road Bus 
Transportation 
Accessibility Act 
of 2007. 
July 30, 2008 
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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 Transpor-
tation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 153 (2007): Dec. 11, 12, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 154 (2008): July 14, considered and passed Senate. 
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 Transpor-
tation and the Department of Justice, respectively, in enforcing 
the compliance of motor carriers of passengers providing transpor-
tation 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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