No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of specified public transportation services provided by a private entity that is primarily engaged in the business of transporting people and whose operations affect commerce.
For purposes of subsection (a), discrimination includes-
To the extent that compliance with subsection (b)(2)(C) or (b)(7) would significantly alter the historic or antiquated character of a historical or antiquated rail passenger car, or a rail station served exclusively by such cars, or would result in violation of any rule, regulation, standard, or order issued by the Secretary of Transportation under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, such compliance shall not be required.
As used in this subsection, the term "historical or antiquated rail passenger car" means a rail passenger car-
1So in original. Probably should be "an".
2So in original. The word "and" probably should not appear.
42 U.S.C. § 12184
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTFor the effective date of this section, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), (5), see section 310 of Pub. L. 101-336 set out as an Effective Date note under section 12181 of this title.The effective date of this paragraph, referred to in subsec. (b)(6), is 18 months after July 26, 1990, see section 310(a) of Pub. L. 101-336 set out as an Effective Date note under section 12181 of this title.The Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is title II of Pub. L. 91-458, Oct. 16, 1970, 84 Stat. 971, which was classified generally to subchapter II (§431 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 45, Railroads, and was repealed and reenacted in section 5109(c) of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, section 54a of Title 45, Railroads, chapter 201 and sections 21301, 21302, 21304, 21311, 24902, and 24905 of Title 49, Transportation, and provisions set out as a note under section 20103 of Title 49 by Pub. L. 103-272, §§1(e), July 5, 1994, 4, July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 862, 891, 893, 930, 935, 1361, 1365, 1372, 1379, the first section of which enacted subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective 18 months after July 26, 1990, but with subsec. (a) of this section (for purposes of subsec. (b)(3) only) and subsec. (b)(3) of this section effective July 26, 1990, see section 310(a), (c) of Pub. L. 101-336 set out as a note under section 12181 of this title.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.