Sec. 11523. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS TOLLING EQUITY

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## SEC. 11523 OVER-THE-ROAD BUS TOLLING EQUITY Section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting “, together with the results of the audit under paragraph (9)(C),” after “the audits”; and ####

(2)in paragraph (9)— #####

(A)by striking “ An over-the-road ” and inserting the following: > > ##### “(A) In general > > An over-the-road” > ; #####

(B)in subparagraph

(A)(as so designated), by striking “public transportation buses” and inserting “public transportation vehicles”; and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(B) Reports > > > ###### “(i) In general > > Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, a public authority that operates a toll facility shall report to the Secretary any rates, terms, or conditions for access to the toll facility by public transportation vehicles that differ from the rates, terms, or conditions applicable to over-the-road buses. > > > ###### “(ii) Updates > > A public authority that operates a toll facility shall report to the Secretary any change to the rates, terms, or conditions for access to the toll facility by public transportation vehicles that differ from the rates, terms, or conditions applicable to over-the-road buses by not later than 30 days after the date on which the change takes effect. > > > ###### “(iii) Publication > > The Secretary shall publish information reported to the Secretary under clauses

(i)and

(ii)on a publicly accessible internet website. > > > ##### “(C) Annual audit > > > ###### “(i) In general > > A public authority (as defined in section 101(a)) with jurisdiction over a toll facility shall— > > > ###### “(I) > > conduct or have an independent auditor conduct an annual audit of toll facility records to verify compliance with this paragraph; and > > > ###### “(II) > > report the results of the audit, together with the results of the audit under paragraph (3)(B), to the Secretary. > > > ###### “(ii) Records > > After providing reasonable notice, a public authority described in clause

(i)shall make all records of the public authority pertaining to the toll facility available for audit by the Secretary. > > > ###### “(iii) Noncompliance > > If the Secretary determines that a public authority described in clause

(i)has not complied with this paragraph, the Secretary may require the public authority to discontinue collecting tolls until an agreement with the Secretary is reached to achieve compliance.” > .