Sec. 20014. BUS TESTING FACILITIES

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## SEC. 20014 BUS TESTING FACILITIES Section 5318 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection

(e)and inserting the following: > > ### “(e) Acquiring New Bus Models > > > #### “(1) In general > > Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available under this chapter may be obligated or expended to acquire a new bus model only if— > > > ##### “(A) > > a bus of that model has been tested at a facility authorized under subsection (a); and > > > ##### “(B) > > the bus tested under subparagraph

(A)met— > > > ###### “(i) > > performance standards for maintainability, reliability, performance (including braking performance), structural integrity, fuel economy, emissions, and noise, as established by the Secretary by rule; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the minimum safety performance standards established by the Secretary pursuant to section 5329(b). > > > #### “(2) Bus test ‘pass/fail’ standard > > 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.” > .