Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/1149

 PUBLIC LAW 97-261—SEPT. 20, 1982

96 STAT. 1107

"(9) For purposes of this section, authority under this subsection to provide special or charter transportation of passengers by motor vehicle includes authority to provide such transportation as roundtrip service and as one-way service if such one-way service may be provided as part of a round-trip movement involving the same passengers and air, rail, or water transportation or any combination of air, rail, or water transportation.". (c) Paragraph (4) of subsection (e) of section 10922 of title 49, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended to read as follows: "(4) A certificate of a motor common carrier to transport passengers shall be deemed to include permissive authority to transport newspapers, baggage of passengers, express packages, or mail in the same motor vehicle with the passengers, or baggage of passengers in a separate motor vehicle.". (d)(1) Section 10102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (29), and any references thereto, as paragraphs (6) through (30), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: "(5) 'commuter bus operations' means short-haul regularly scheduled passenger service provided by motor vehicle in metropolitan and suburban areas, whether within or across the geographical boundaries of a State, and utilized primarily by passengers using reduced-fare, multiple-ride, or commutation tickets during morning and evening peak period operations.". (2) Section 11711(f) of such title is amended by striking out "10102(10)(A)" and inserting in lieu thereof "10102(11XA)". (3) Section 250(a)(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by striking out "10102(18)" and inserting in lieu thereof "10102(19)". (4)(A) Section 5201(5) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "10102(12)" and inserting in lieu thereof "10102(13). (B) Section 5201(6) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "10102(7)" and inserting in lieu thereof "10102(8) of title 49". (e) Section 10322(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "10708(f)," immediately after "10708(b),"; (2) by striking out "10922(h)(2)" and inserting in lieu thereof "10922(i)(2), 10922(i)(4)"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "In addition, the deadlines set forth in this section do not apply to any application filed under section 10922(c)(2)(A) of this subtitle for authority to provide regular-route transportation entirely in one State as a motor common carrier of passengers.". (f) Section 10521(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (1) by inserting "except as provided in sections 10922(c)(2), 10935, and 11501(e) of this title,'^immediately before "affect"; (2) in clause (2) by inserting "except as provided in sections 10922(c)(2) and 11501(e)," immediately before "authorize"; and (3) in clause (3) by inserting "except as provided in section 10922(c)(2) of this title," immediately before '^allow". (g) Section 10922 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(1)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission, notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than such paragraph (2)), shall not issue any certificate to any motor

"Commuter bus operations.'

49 USC 11711. 26 USC 250.

Post, p. 1108.

Ante, p. 1103.

Ante, p. 1103, post, pp. 1115, 1117.

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