This section contains amendments from September 28,
1998.
37.215 Review of requirements.
(a) Beginning October 28, 2005, the Department will review the
requirements of Sec. 37.189 and their implementation. The Department
will complete this review by October 30, 2006.
(1) As part of this review, the
Department will consider factors including, but not necessarily limited
to, the following:
(i) The percentage of accessible buses
in the demand-responsive fleets of large and small demand-responsive
operators.
(ii) The success of small and large demand-responsive operators'
service at meeting the requests of passengers with disabilities for
accessible buses in a timely manner.
(iii) The ridership of small and large operators' demand-responsive
service by passengers with disabilities.
(iv) The volume of complaints by passengers with disabilities.
(v) Cost and service impacts of implementation of the requirements of
Sec. 37.189.
(2) The Department will make one of
the following decisions on the basis of the review:
(i) Retain Sec. 37.189 without change;
or
(ii) Modify the requirements of Sec. 37.189 for large and/or small
demand-responsive operators.
(b) Beginning October 30, 2006, the Department will review the
requirements of Sec. Sec. 37.183, 37.185, 37.187, 37.191 and 37.193(a)
and their implementation. The Department will complete this review by
October 29, 2007.
(1) As part of this review, the
Department will consider factors including, but not necessarily limited
to, the following:
(i) The percentage of accessible buses
in the fixed-route fleets of large and small fixed-route operators.
(ii) The success of small and large fixed-route operators' interim or
equivalent service at meeting the requests of passengers with
disabilities for accessible buses in a timely manner.
(iii) The ridership of small and large operators' fixed-route service
by passengers with disabilities.
(iv) The volume of complaints by passengers with disabilities.
(v) Cost and service impacts of implementation of the requirements of
these sections.
(2) The Department will make one of
the following decisions on the basis of the review:
(i) Retain Sec. Sec. 37.183, 37.185,
37.187, 37.191, 37.193(a) without change; or
(ii) Modify the requirements of Sec. Sec. 37.183, 37.185, 37.187,
37.191, 37.193(a) for large and/or small fixed-route operators.
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