§11111. Use of citizen band radios on buses

(a)(1) A motor carrier of passengers providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under subchapter II of chapter 105 of this title shall allow the operator of any motor vehicle providing such transportation to temporarily install and operate a citizen band radio in such vehicle if the Secretary of Transportation issues a rule or regulation which recommends that operators of such vehicles be allowed to temporarily install and operate such radios in such vehicles.

(2) Citizen band radios installed and operated in motor vehicles providing transportation of passengers subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under subchapter II of chapter 105 of this title shall be installed and operated in accordance with the guidelines established by the Secretary of Transportation under section 25(c) of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982.

(b) The Commission shall issue such regulations as it considers necessary to carry out this section.

(Added Pub. L. 97–261, §25(d)(1), Sept. 20, 1982, 96 Stat. 1125 .)

References in Text

Section 25(c) of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is Pub. L. 97–261, §25(c), Sept. 20, 1982, 96 Stat. 1124 , which is set out below.

Effective Date

Section effective on 60th day after Sept. 20, 1982, see section 31(a) of Pub. L. 97–261, set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amendment note under section 10101 of this title.

Study of Citizen Band Radios on Buses

Section 25(a)–(c) of Pub. L. 97–261 directed Secretary of Transportation to undertake to enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of use of citizen band radios on motor vehicles providing transportation of passengers subject to jurisdiction of Interstate Commerce Commission under this subchapter, to determine the effect on safety if such operators are authorized to use such radios, and the effect on safety, health, and convenience of passengers of such vehicles if such operators are authorized to use such radios, with a report to be submitted to Congress within one year after entering into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences for conducting such study, and further directed Secretary to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to determine whether operators of motor vehicles providing transportation of passengers subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission under this subchapter should be allowed to use citizen band radios in such vehicles, with such proceeding to be completed not later than 120 days after commencement.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 11702 of this title.