2004 US Code
Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE III - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 53 - MASS TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 5318 - Bus testing facility
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE III - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS CHAPTER 53 - MASS TRANSPORTATION Sec. 5318 - Bus testing facility |
| Contains | section 5318 |
| Date | 2004 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2005 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 103-272, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 103-429, §6(8), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4378; Pub. L. 105-178, title III, §§3018, 3029(b)(8), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 361, 372. |
| Statutes at Large References | 78 Stat. 302 101 Stat. 132, 233 105 Stat. 2093, 2184 108 Stat. 817, 4378, 1379 112 Stat. 361 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 88-365, Public Law 100-17, Public Law 102-240, Public Law 103-272, Public Law 103-429, Public Law 105-178 |
§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, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 103–429, §6(8), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4378; Pub. L. 105–178, title III, §§3018, 3029(b)(8), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 361, 372.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 5318(a) | 49 App.:1608 (note). | 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. |
| 5318(b) | 49 App.:1608 (note). | Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100–17, §317(b)(2), 101 Stat. 233. |
| 5318(c) | 49 App.:1608 (note). | Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100–17, §317(b)(3), 101 Stat. 233. |
| 5318(d) | 49 App.:1602(m) (2d–last sentences). | 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. |
| 5318(e) | 49 App.:1608 (note). | 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. |
| 49 App.:1608 (note). | 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.
Pub. L. 103–429This amends 49:5318(e) to correct an erroneous cross-reference.
References in TextSection 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, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379. For further details, see Historical and Revision Notes for Pub. L. 103–272 above.
Amendments1998—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”.
Effective Date of 1994 AmendmentAmendment 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.
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