[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR37.21]

[Page 373]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          SUBTITLE A--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 37--TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (ADA)--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B--Applicability
 
Sec. 37.21  Applicability: General.


    (a) This part applies to the following entities, whether or not they 
receive Federal financial assistance from the Department of 
Transportation:
    (1) Any public entity that provides designated public transportation 
or intercity or commuter rail transportation;
    (2) Any private entity that provides specified public 
transportation; and
    (3) Any private entity that is not primarily engaged in the business 
of transporting people but operates a demand responsive or fixed route 
system.
    (b) For entities receiving Federal financial assistance from the 
Department of Transportation, compliance with applicable requirements of 
this part is a condition of compliance with section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and of receiving financial assistance.
    (c) Entities to which this part applies also may be subject to ADA 
regulations of the Department of Justice (28 CFR parts 35 or 36, as 
applicable). The provisions of this part shall be interpreted in a 
manner that will make them consistent with applicable Department of 
Justice regulations. In any case of apparent inconsistency, the 
provisions of this part shall prevail.