Sec. 32707. IMPROVED OVERSIGHT OF MOTORCOACH SERVICE PROVIDERS
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## SEC. 32707 IMPROVED OVERSIGHT OF MOTORCOACH SERVICE PROVIDERS **[**[49 U.S.C. 31136 note](/us/usc/t49/s31136)**]** ###
(a)Safety Reviews Section 31144, as amended by section 32202 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(i) Periodic Safety Reviews of Owners and Operators of Interstate For-hire Commercial Motor Vehicles Designed or Used to Transport Passengers > > > #### “(1) Safety review > > > ##### “(A) In general > > The Secretary shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > determine the safety fitness of each motor carrier of passengers who the Secretary registers under section 13902 or 31134 through a simple and understandable rating system that allows passengers to compare the safety performance of each such motor carrier; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > assign a safety fitness rating to each such motor carrier. > > > ##### “(B) Applicability > > Subparagraph
(A)shall apply— > > > ###### “(i) > > to any provider of motorcoach services registered with the Administration after the date of enactment of the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012 beginning not later than 2 years after the date of such registration; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > to any provider of motorcoach services registered with the Administration on or before the date of enactment of that Act beginning not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of that Act. > > > #### “(2) Periodic review > > The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a process for monitoring the safety performance of each motor carrier of passengers on a regular basis following the assignment of a safety fitness rating, including progressive intervention to correct unsafe practices. > > > #### “(3) Enforcement strike forces > > In addition to the enhanced monitoring and enforcement actions required under paragraph (2), the Secretary may organize special enforcement strike forces targeting motor carriers of passengers. > > > #### “(4) Periodic update of safety fitness rating > > In conducting the safety reviews required under this subsection, the Secretary shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > reassess the safety fitness rating of each motor carrier of passengers not less frequently than once every 3 years; and > > > ##### “(B) > > annually assess the safety fitness of certain motor carriers of passengers that serve primarily urban areas with high passenger loads.” > . ###
(b)Disclosure of Safety Performance Ratings of Motorcoach Services and Operations ####
(1)Definitions In this subsection: #####
(A)Motorcoach ######
(i)In general Except as provided in clause (ii), the term “motorcoach” has the meaning given the term “over-the-road bus” in section 3038(a)(3) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note). ######
(ii)Exclusions The term “motorcoach” does not include— ######
(I)a bus used in public transportation that is provided by a State or local government; or ######
(II)a school bus (as defined in section 30125(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code), including a multifunction school activity bus. #####
(B)Motorcoach services and operations The term “motorcoach services and operations” means passenger transportation by a motorcoach for compensation. ####
(2)Requirements for the disclosure of safety performance ratings of motorcoach services and operations #####
(A)In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish, through notice and opportunity for public to comment, requirements to improve the accessibility to the public of safety rating information of motorcoach services and operations. #####
(B)Display In establishing the requirements under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider requirements for each motor carrier that owns or leases 1 or more motorcoaches that transport passengers subject to the Secretary’s jurisdiction under section 13501 of title 49, United States Code, to prominently display safety fitness information pursuant to section 31144 of title 49, United States Code— ######
(i)in each terminal of departure; ######
(ii)in the motorcoach and visible from a position exterior to the vehicle at the point of departure, if the motorcoach does not depart from a terminal; and ######
(iii)at all points of sale for such motorcoach services and operations.
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