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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 49 - Transportation |
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Subtitle A - Office of the Secretary of Transportation |
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Part 37 - Transportation Services for Individuals With Disabilities (Ada) |
Subpart A - General |
§ 37.1 - Purpose. |
§ 37.3 - Definitions. |
§ 37.5 - Nondiscrimination. |
§ 37.7 - Standards for accessible vehicles. |
§ 37.9 - Standards for accessible transportation facilities. |
§ 37.11 - Administrative enforcement. |
§ 37.13 - Effective date for certain vehicle specifications. |
§ 37.15 - Interpretations and guidance. |
§ 37.16 - [Reserved] |
§ 37.17 - Designation of responsible employee and adoption of complaint procedures. |
§§ 37.16--37.19 - [Reserved] |
§§ 37.18--37.19 - [Reserved] |
Subpart B - Applicability |
§ 37.21 - Applicability: General. |
§ 37.23 - Service under contract. |
§ 37.25 - University transportation systems. |
§ 37.27 - Transportation for elementary and secondary education systems. |
§ 37.29 - Private entities providing taxi service. |
§ 37.31 - Vanpools. |
§ 37.33 - Airport transportation systems. |
§ 37.35 - Supplemental service for other transportation modes. |
§ 37.37 - Other applications. |
§ 37.39 - [Reserved] |
Subpart C - Transportation Facilities |
§ 37.41 - Construction of transportation facilities by public entities. |
§ 37.42 - Service in an Integrated Setting to Passengers at Intercity, Commuter, and High-Speed Rail Station Platforms Constructed or Altered After February 1, 2012. |
§ 37.43 - Alteration of transportation facilities by public entities. |
§ 37.45 - Construction and alteration of transportation facilities by private entities. |
§ 37.47 - Key stations in light and rapid rail systems. |
§ 37.49 - Designation of responsible person(s) for intercity and commuter rail stations. |
§ 37.51 - Key stations in commuter rail systems. |
§ 37.53 - Exception for New York and Philadelphia. |
§ 37.55 - Intercity rail station accessibility. |
§ 37.57 - Required cooperation. |
§ 37.59 - Differences in accessibility completion dates. |
§ 37.61 - Public transportation programs and activities in existing facilities. |
§§ 37.63--37.69 - [Reserved] |
Subpart D - Acquisition of Accessible Vehicles By Public Entities |
§ 37.71 - Purchase or lease of new non-rail vehicles by public entities operating fixed route systems. |
§ 37.73 - Purchase or lease of used non-rail vehicles by public entities operating fixed route systems. |
§ 37.75 - Remanufacture of non-rail vehicles and purchase or lease of remanufactured non-rail vehicles by public entities operating fixed route systems. |
§ 37.77 - Purchase or lease of new non-rail vehicles by public entities operating a demand responsive system for the general public. |
§ 37.79 - Purchase or lease of new rail vehicles by public entities operating rapid or light rail systems. |
§ 37.81 - Purchase or lease of used rail vehicles by public entities operating rapid or light rail systems. |
§ 37.83 - Remanufacture of rail vehicles and purchase or lease of remanufactured rail vehicles by public entities operating rapid or light rail systems. |
§ 37.85 - Purchase or lease of new intercity and commuter rail cars. |
§ 37.87 - Purchase or lease of used intercity and commuter rail cars. |
§ 37.89 - Remanufacture of intercity and commuter rail cars and purchase or lease of remanufactured intercity and commuter rail cars. |
§ 37.91 - Wheelchair locations and food service on intercity rail trains. |
§ 37.93 - One car per train rule. |
§ 37.95 - Ferries and other passenger vessels operated by public entities. |
§§ 37.97--37.99 - [Reserved] |
Subpart E - Acquisition of Accessible Vehicles by Private Entities |
§ 37.101 - Purchase or lease of vehicles by private entities not primarily engaged in the business of transporting people. |
§ 37.103 - Purchase or lease of new non-rail vehicles by private entities primarily engaged in the business of transporting people. |
§ 37.105 - Equivalent service standard. |
§ 37.107 - Acquisition of passenger rail cars by private entities primarily engaged in the business of transporting people. |
§ 37.109 - Ferries and other passenger vessels operated by private entities. |
§§ 37.111--37.119 - [Reserved] |
Subpart F - Paratransit as a Complement to Fixed Route Service |
§ 37.121 - Requirement for comparable complementary paratransit service. |
§ 37.123 - ADA paratransit eligibility: Standards. |
§ 37.125 - ADA paratransit eligibility: Process. |
§ 37.127 - Complementary paratransit service for visitors. |
§ 37.129 - Types of service. |
§ 37.131 - Service criteria for complementary paratransit. |
§ 37.133 - Subscription service. |
§ 37.135 - Submission of paratransit plan. |
§ 37.137 - Paratransit plan development. |
§ 37.139 - Plan contents. |
§ 37.141 - Requirements for a joint paratransit plan. |
§ 37.143 - Paratransit plan implementation. |
§ 37.145 - State comment on plans. |
§ 37.147 - Considerations during FTA review. |
§ 37.149 - Disapproved plans. |
§ 37.151 - Waiver for undue financial burden. |
§ 37.153 - FTA waiver determination. |
§ 37.155 - Factors in decision to grant an undue financial burden waiver. |
§§ 37.157--37.159 - [Reserved] |
Subpart G - Provision of Service |
§ 37.161 - Maintenance of accessible features: General. |
§ 37.163 - Keeping vehicle lifts in operative condition: Public entities. |
§ 37.165 - Lift and securement use. |
§ 37.167 - Other service requirements. |
§ 37.169 - Process to be used by public entities providing designated public transportation service in considering requests for reasonable modification. |
§ 37.171 - Equivalency requirement for demand responsive service operated by private entities not primarily engaged in the business of transporting people. |
§ 37.173 - Training requirements. |
Subpart H - Over-the-Road Buses (OTRBs) |
§ 37.181 - Applicability dates. |
§ 37.183 - Purchase or lease of new OTRBs by operators of fixed-route systems. |
§ 37.185 - Fleet accessibility requirement for OTRB fixed-route systems of large operators. |
§ 37.187 - Interline service. |
§ 37.189 - Service requirement for OTRB demand-responsive systems. |
§ 37.191 - Special provision for small mixed-service operators. |
§ 37.193 - Interim service requirements. |
§ 37.195 - Purchase or lease of OTRBs by private entities not primarily in the business of transporting people. |
§ 37.197 - Remanufactured OTRBs. |
§ 37.199 - [Reserved] |
§ 37.201 - Intermediate and rest stops. |
§ 37.203 - Lift maintenance. |
§ 37.205 - Additional passengers who use wheelchairs. |
§ 37.207 - Discriminatory practices. |
§ 37.209 - Training and other requirements. |
§ 37.211 - Effect of NHTSA and FHWA safety rules. |
§ 37.213 - Information collection requirements. |
§ 37.215 - Review of requirements. |
Appendix A to Subpart H of Part 37 - Service Request Form |
Appendix A to Part 37 - Modifications to Standards for Accessible Transportation Facilities |
Appendix B to Part 37 - FTA Regional Offices |
Appendix C to Part 37 - Certifications |
Appendix D to Part 37 - Construction and Interpretation of Provisions of 49 CFR Part 37 |
Appendix E to Part 37 - Reasonable Modification Requests |