Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part B · Chapter 126 — Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities
§ 12145. Temporary relief where lifts are unavailable
Statutory text
Granting
With respect to the purchase of new buses, a public entity may apply for, and the Secretary may temporarily relieve such public entity from the obligation under section 12142(a) or 12144 of this title to purchase new buses that are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities if such public entity demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary—
that the initial solicitation for new buses made by the public entity specified that all new buses were to be lift-equipped and were to be otherwise accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities;
the unavailability from any qualified manufacturer of hydraulic, electromechanical, or other lifts for such new buses;
that the public entity seeking temporary relief has made good faith efforts to locate a qualified manufacturer to supply the lifts to the manufacturer of such buses in sufficient time to comply with such solicitation; and
that any further delay in purchasing new buses necessary to obtain such lifts would significantly impair transportation services in the community served by the public entity.
Duration and notice to Congress
Any relief granted under subsection (a) shall be limited in duration by a specified date, and the appropriate committees of Congress shall be notified of any such relief granted.
Fraudulent application
If, at any time, the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe that any relief granted under subsection (a) was fraudulently applied for, the Secretary shall—
cancel such relief if such relief is still in effect; and
take such other action as the Secretary considers appropriate.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 101–336 title II § 225 · 104 Stat. 327
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 12145
(Pub. L. 101–336, title II, § 225, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 343.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 101–336, title II, § 225, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 343.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 225. TEMPORARY RELIEF WHERE LIFTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. (a) Granting.— With respect to the purchase of new buses, a public entity may apply for, and the Secretary may temporarily relieve such public entity from the obligation under section 222(a) or 224 to purchase new buses that are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities if such public entity demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary— (1) that the initial solicitation for new buses made by the public entity specified that all new buses were to be lift-equipped and were to be otherwise accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; (2) the unavailability from any qualified manufacturer of hydraulic, electromechanical, or other lifts for such new buses; (3) that the public entity seeking temporary relief has made good faith efforts to locate a qualified manufacturer to supply the lifts to the manufacturer of such buses in sufficient time to comply with such solicitation; and (4) that any further delay in purchasing new buses necessary to obtain such lifts would significantly impair transportation services in the community served by the public entity. (b) Duration and Notice to Congress.— Any relief granted under subsection (a) shall be limited in duration by a specified date, and the appropriate committees of Congress shall be notified of any such relief granted. (c) Fraudulent Application.— If, at any time, the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe that any relief granted under subsection (a) was fraudulently applied for, the Secretary shall— (1) cancel such relief if such relief is still in effect; and (2) take such other action as the Secretary considers appropriate.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective , see section 231(b) of Pub. L. 101–336, set out as a note under section 12141 of this title.