To require the Secretary of Transportation, to issue regulations and guidance to allow certain regional transportation planning organizations to increase spare bus ratios to 30 percent, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Transportation, to issue regulations and guidance to allow certain regional transportation planning organizations to increase spare bus ratios to 30 percent, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HF240C2D5FD6546A19B6D1CED42E46C58: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bus Utilization for Fleet Flexibility and Emergency Resilience Act or the BUFFER Act.
- Section H3F143116DB38464D8A2241FB4BD05643: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Extreme weather events such as extreme heat and extreme cold threaten the lives and livelihoods of communities across...
- Section H13BB76AF2E2E4D1698A0150B122B231E: 3. Increase of spare bus ratio Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Transportation, to issue regulations and guidance to allow certain regional transportation planning organizations to increase spare bus ratios to 30 percent, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of Transportation, to issue regulations and guidance to allow certain regional transportation planning organizations to increase spare bus ratios to 30 percent, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
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