Sec. 2802. Transit bus operator compartment redesign program
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Section 5312(d) of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may make funding available under this subsection to carry out research on redesigning transit bus operator compartments to improve safety, operational efficiency, and passenger accessibility. Research objectives under this paragraph shall include— increasing bus operator safety from assaults; optimizing operator visibility and reducing operator distractions to improve safety of bus passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other roadway users; expanding passenger accessibility for positive interactions between operators and passengers, including assisting passengers in need of special assistance; accommodating compliance for passenger boarding, alighting, and securement with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and improving ergonomics to reduce bus operator work-related health issues and injuries, as well as locate key instrument and control interfaces to improve operational efficiency and convenience.
Eligible activities under this paragraph shall include— measures to reduce visibility impairments and distractions for bus operators that contribute to accidents, including retrofits to buses in revenue service and specifications for future procurements that reduce visibility impairments and distractions; the deployment of assault mitigation infrastructure and technology on buses, including barriers to restrict the unwanted entry of individuals and objects into bus operators’ workstations; technologies to improve passenger accessibility, including boarding, alighting, and securement in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); installation of seating and modification to design specifications of bus operator workstations that reduce or prevent injuries from ergonomic risks; or other measures that align with the objectives under subparagraph (B).
Entities eligible to receive funding under this paragraph shall include consortia consisting of, at a minimum: recipients of funds under this chapter that provide public transportation services; transit vehicle manufacturers; representatives from organizations engaged in collective bargaining on behalf of transit workers in not fewer than 3 States; and any nonprofit institution of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). .
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