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LEGISLATURE
Legislature - Federal Bill
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1605
Prohibiting the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses that do not
have seat belts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 1997
Mr. KLECZKA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
Prohibiting the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses that do not
have seat belts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.
No person shall manufacture, sell, deliver, or import any school bus, constructed after
the effective date of this Act, for use by a person described in section 2 to provide
transportation service, unless such school bus is equipped with a seat belt for each
passenger riding in such school bus.
SEC. 2. PERSONS TO WHICH PROHIBITION APPLIES.
The prohibition set forth in section 1 shall apply to—
(1) any school bus, as such term is defined in section 4221(d)(7)(C) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986; and
(2) any Federal, State, or local government entity, school district, or other public or
private entity providing transportation to passengers by school bus.
SEC. 3. CIVIL PENALTIES; SECRETARY’S AUTHORITY TO COMPROMISE.
(a) AMOUNT OF PENALTIES.—Whoever violates any provision of this Act, or any
regulation issued thereunder, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for
each such violation. A violation with respect to each school bus shall constitute a
separate violation, except that the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed $800,000 for
any related series of violations.
(b) COMPROMISE OF PENALTIES.—Any such civil penalty may be compromised by the
Secretary of Transportation. In determining the amount of such penalty, or the amount
agreed upon in compromise, the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the business
of the person charged and the gravity of the violation shall be considered.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of its enactment.
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