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49 U.S.C. § 24307 — Special transportation
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**(a) Reduced Fare Program.—** Amtrak shall maintain a reduced fare program for the following:
(1) individuals at least 65 years of age.
(2) individuals (except alcoholics and drug abusers) who—
(A) have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity of the individual;
(B) have a record of an impairment; or
(C) are regarded as having an impairment.
**(b) Employee Transportation.—**
(1) In this subsection, “rail carrier employee” means—
(A) an active full-time employee of a rail carrier or terminal company and includes an employee on furlough or leave of absence;
(B) a retired employee of a rail carrier or terminal company; and
(C) a dependent of an employee referred to in clause (A) or (B) of this paragraph.
(2) Amtrak shall ensure that a rail carrier employee eligible for free or reduced-rate rail transportation on April 30, 1971, under an agreement in effect on that date is eligible, to the greatest extent practicable, for free or reduced-rate intercity rail passenger transportation provided by Amtrak under this part, if space is available, on terms similar to those available on that date under the agreement. However, Amtrak may apply to all rail carrier employees eligible to receive free or reduced-rate transportation under any agreement a single systemwide schedule of terms that Amtrak decides applied to a majority of employees on that date under all those agreements. Unless Amtrak and a rail carrier make a different agreement, the carrier shall reimburse Amtrak at the rate of 25 percent of the systemwide average monthly yield of each revenue passenger-mile. The reimbursement is in place of costs Amtrak incurs related to free or reduced-rate transportation, including liability related to travel of a rail carrie
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**(a) Reduced Fare Program.—** Amtrak shall maintain a reduced fare program for the following:
(1) individuals at least 65 years of age.
(2) individuals (except alcoholics and drug abusers) who—
(A) have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity of the individual;
(B) have a record of an impairment; or
(C) are regarded as having an impairment.
**(b) Employee Transportation.—**
(1) In this subsection, “rail carrier employee” means—
(A) an active full-time employee of a rail carrier or terminal company and includes an employee on furlough or leave of absence;
(B) a retired employee of a rail carrier or terminal company; and
(C) a dependent of an employee referred to in clause (A) or (B) of this paragraph.
(2) Amtrak shall ensure that a rail carrier employee eligible for free or reduced-rate rail transportation on April 30, 1971, under an agreement in effect on that date is eligible, to the greatest extent practicable, for free or reduced-rate intercity rail passenger transportation provided by Amtrak under this part, if space is available, on terms similar to those available on that date under the agreement. However, Amtrak may apply to all rail carrier employees eligible to receive free or reduced-rate transportation under any agreement a single systemwide schedule of terms that Amtrak decides applied to a majority of employees on that date under all those agreements. Unless Amtrak and a rail carrier make a different agreement, the carrier shall reimburse Amtrak at the rate of 25 percent of the systemwide average monthly yield of each revenue passenger-mile. The reimbursement is in place of costs Amtrak incurs related to free or reduced-rate transportation, including liability related to travel of a rail carrier employee eligible for free or reduced-rate transportation.
(3) This subsection does not prohibit the Surface Transportation Board from ordering retroactive relief in a proceeding begun or reopened after October 1, 1981.
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**(a) Approval of State plans**
(1) **In general** — The Administrator shall approve any State plan submitted under [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim) that the Administrator determines meets the requirements of [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall disapprove any such plan that does not meet such requirements, as soon as practicable after receiving the plan. Prior to such disapproval, the Administrator shall notify the State of the intention to disapprove the plan, and shall afford such State reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing.
(2) **Procedures**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of [section 727 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section727&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to any State plan submitted to the Administrator under [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Application* — For purposes of the application described in subparagraph (A), all references in such provisions—
(i) to the Secretary or the Commissioner shall be deemed to be references to the Administrator;
(ii) to the State agency shall be deemed to be references to the designated State entity; and
(iii) to [section 721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section721&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be deemed to be references to [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-ti
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**(a) Homosexuality and bisexuality** For purposes of the definition of “disability” in section 12102(2) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, homosexuality and bisexuality are not impairments and as such are not disabilities under this chapter.
**(b) Certain conditions** Under this chapter, the term “disability” shall not include—
(1) transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders;
(2) compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania; or
(3) psychoactive substance use disorders resulting from current illegal use of drugs.
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**(a) In general** Not later than 1 year after July 26, 1990, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations, in an accessible format, necessary for carrying out this subpart (other than [section 12143 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12143&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b) Standards** The regulations issued under this section and [section 12143 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12143&num=0&edition=prelim) shall include standards applicable to facilities and vehicles covered by this part. The standards shall be consistent with the minimum guidelines and requirements issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board in accordance with [section 12204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12204&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this title, the following definitions apply:
(1) **Apportionment.—** — The term “apportionment” includes unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization laws.
(2) **Asset management.—** — The term “asset management” means a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving physical assets, with a focus on both engineering and economic analysis based upon quality information, to identify a structured sequence of maintenance, preservation, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement actions that will achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the assets at minimum practicable cost.
(3) **Carpool project.—** — The term “carpool project” means any project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools, including provision of carpooling opportunities to the elderly and individuals with disabilities, systems for locating potential riders and informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring vehicles for carpool use, designating existing highway lanes as preferential carpool highway lanes, providing related traffic control devices, designating existing facilities for use for preferential parking for carpools, and real-time ridesharing projects, such as projects where drivers, using an electronic transfer of funds, recover costs directly associated with the trip provided through the use of location technology to quantify those direct costs, subject to the condition that the cost recovered does not exceed the cost of the trip provided.
(4) **Construction.—** — The term “construction” means the supervising, inspecting, actual building, and incurrence of all costs incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highway or any project eligible for assistance under this title, including bon
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 24307
title and with other titles of the United States Code.
The words ‘‘consistent with the provisions of existing
law’’ are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (b)(1), before clause (A), the words ‘‘A
person primarily providing auto-ferry transportation
and any other person not a rail carrier may provide’’
are substituted for ‘‘except that nothing contained in
this chapter shall prevent any other person, other than
a railroad (except that for purposes of this section a
person primarily engaged in auto-ferry service shall
not be deemed to be a railroad), from providing such’’
to eliminate unnecessary words. The text of 45:545(b)
(2d sentence words after ‘‘the public’’) is omitted as ob-
solete.
In subsection (b)(2), the words ‘‘may provide’’ are sub-
stituted for ‘‘Nothing in this section shall be construed
to restrict the right of . . . from performing’’ to elimi-
nate unnecessary words and for clarity. The words ‘‘rail
lines’’ are substituted for ‘‘lines’’ for clarity and con-
sistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
Code.
In subsection (b)(3), the words ‘‘has the effect of pro-
hibiting or’’, ‘‘fine, penalty, or other’’, and ‘‘for viola-
tion of’’ are omitted as surplus. The words ‘‘rail car-
rier’’ are substituted for ‘‘common carrier by railroad’’
for consistency in the revised title and with other titles
of the Code.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–134, § 102(1), struck out
at end ‘‘When requested by Amtrak, a department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Gov-
ernment shall assist in carrying out this section.’’
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–134, § 102(2), added subsec. (b)
and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b).
Text read as follows:
‘‘(1
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