§ 5318. — Bus testing facility.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC5318]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE III--GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 53--MASS TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 5318. Bus testing facility
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish
one facility for testing a new bus model for maintainability,
reliability, safety, performance (including braking performance),
structural integrity, fuel economy, emissions, and noise. The facility
shall be established by renovating a facility built with assistance of
the United States Government to train rail personnel.
(b) Operation and Maintenance.--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 mass transportation vehicles at the facility.
(c) Fees.--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.
(d) Availability of Amounts To Pay for Testing.--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 under section 5309(m)(1)(C) of this title. The entity having
the vehicle tested shall pay 20 percent of the cost.
(e) Revolving Loan Fund.--The Secretary has a bus testing revolving
loan fund consisting of amounts authorized for the fund under section
317(b)(5) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation
Assistance Act of 1987. The Secretary shall make available as repayable
advances from the fund to the person operating and maintaining the
facility amounts to operate and maintain the facility.
(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 103-
429, Sec. 6(8), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4378; Pub. L. 105-178, title
III, Secs. 3018, 3029(b)(8), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 361, 372.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Pub. L. 103-272
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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5318(a)............................... 49 App.:1608 (note). Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100-17, Sec.
317(b)(1), 101 Stat. 233; Dec. 18,
1991, Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 6021(b),
105 Stat. 2184.
5318(b)............................... 49 App.:1608 (note). Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100-17, Sec.
317(b)(2), 101 Stat. 233.
5318(c)............................... 49 App.:1608 (note). Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100-17, Sec.
317(b)(3), 101 Stat. 233.
5318(d)............................... 49 App.:1602(m) (2d-last July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88-365, 78 Stat.
sentences). 302, Sec. 3(m) (2d-last sentences);
added Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102-240,
Sec. 3009, 105 Stat. 2093.
5318(e)............................... 49 App.:1608 (note). Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100-17, Sec.
317(b)(5), 101 Stat. 233; Dec. 18,
1991, Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 6021(c),
105 Stat. 2184.
49 App.:1608 (note). Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100-17, 101 Stat.
132, Sec. 317(b)(6); added Dec. 18,
1991, Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 6021(d),
105 Stat. 2184.
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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.
Pub. L. 103-429
This amends 49:5318(e) to correct an erroneous cross-reference.
References in Text
Section 317(b)(5) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform
Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, referred to in subsec. (e), is
section 317(b)(5) of Pub. L. 100-17, which was set out as a note under
section 1608 of former Title 49, Transportation, and was repealed by
Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379. For further
details, see Historical and Revision Notes for Pub. L. 103-272 above.
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 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, Secs. 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''.
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103-429 effective July 5, 1994, see section 9
of Pub. L. 103-429, set out as a note under section 321 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 5307, 5309, 5323, 5333, 5336
of this title.
