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Senate Bill No. 812

Introduced by Senator Hill

(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Chiu and Ting)

January 4, 2016

An act to amend Sections 1033.7, 5373.1, and 5378.5 of the Public Utilities Code, and to amend Sections 612, 34501, 34505, 34505.1, and 34513 of, and to add Section begin delete 34505.2 end delete begin insert 34505.3 end insert to, the Vehicle Code, relating to transportation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 812, as amended, Hill. Charter-party carriers of passengers: passenger stage corporations: private carriers of passengers.

(1) Existing law defines a tour bus to include any bus operated by or for a charter-party carrier of passengers or a passenger stage corporation, with a bus in this respect defined to mean any vehicle designed, used, or maintained for carrying more than 10 persons, including the driver. Existing law provides for the Department of the California Highway Patrol to regulate the safe operation of various classes of vehicles, including tour buses. Existing law requires charter-party carriers of passengers, upon initial application and annually thereafter, to pay tour bus terminal inspection fees to offset the costs of inspections of the Department of the California Highway Patrol. A violation of various statutes and regulations governing tour buses and operators of tour buses is a crime.

Existing law also requires the Department of the California Highway Patrol, at least once every 13 months, to inspect every maintenance facility or terminal of any person who at any time operates any bus. Existing law requires that if the bus operation includes more than 100 buses, the inspection shall be without prior notice. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission, pending a hearing in the matter, to suspend the operating certificate of a charter-party carrier of passengers or a passenger stage corporation upon receipt of a written recommendation from the department for, among other things, failure to maintain any vehicle used in transportation for compensation in a safe operating condition. Existing law also requires, among other things, upon a determination by the department that a tour bus or modified limousine carrier has failed to maintain any vehicle used in transportation for compensation in a safe operating condition such that the failure presents an imminent danger to public safety, that the department shall recommend to the commission that the carrier’s operating authority be suspended, denied, or revoked, or to the United States Department of Transportation that appropriate administrative action be taken against the carrier’s interstate operating authority, whichever is appropriate.

This bill would require the department, if a tour bus or modified limousine carrier has received an unsatisfactory compliance rating for 3 consecutive terminal inspections, as specified, to recommend to the commission that the carrier’s operating authority be suspended, denied, or revoked, or to the United States Department of Transportation that appropriate administrative action be taken against the carrier’s interstate operating authority, whichever is appropriate. The bill would also require the commission to suspend an operating certificate of a charter-party carrier of passengers or a passenger stage corporation in those circumstances. The bill would additionally require the department to inspect a maintenance facility or terminal begin insert of a tour bus operator end insert that receives 2 or more successive satisfactory ratings at least once every 26 months instead of at least once every 13 months. The bill would also require the department to inspect a maintenance facility or terminal begin insert of a tour bus operator end insert that receives an unsatisfactory rating every 6 months until the operator achieves a satisfactory rating during a regular terminal inspection. If the satisfactory rating is the result of a reinspection, the bill would require the next regular terminal inspection to be conducted within 6 months.

This bill would require that the fees collected to begin delete affect end delete begin insert offset end insert the costs of inspections not be used to supplement other sources of funding or support for any other inspection program conducted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol and would require the department to modify, by regulation, its existing tour bus terminal inspection program, beginning no later than January 1, 2018, to ensure that the performance-based program targets companies that are noncompliant, have a history of noncompliance with safety laws or regulations, or have received unsatisfactory ratings and to prioritize those companies for unannounced surprise inspections. The bill would also require no fewer than 10% of the total number of tour bus carrier inspections conducted by the department to be unannounced surprise inspections. The bill would require the department to conduct a followup inspection 30 days after an operator receives an unsatisfactory rating.

This bill would require a charter-party carrier of passengers or a passenger stage corporation that has received an unsatisfactory rating and is currently being inspected every 6 months, prior to operating a newly acquired tour bus that is more than 2 years old, to first schedule an inspection of the tour bus with, and obtain a satisfactory rating for the tour bus from, the department. The bill would also require the Department of the California Highway Patrol, upon determining that the condition of a tour bus is such that it has multiple safety violations of a nature that operation of the tour bus could constitute an imminent danger to public safety, to immediately order the tour bus out of service, and would prohibit operation of the tour bus until all of the safety violations have been corrected and the department has verified the correction of the safety violations upon a subsequent inspection of the tour bus. By changing the definition of existing crimes and creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

(2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 1033.7 of the Public Utilities Code is
amended to read:

1033.7.  

(a) Upon receipt of a written recommendation from
the Department of the California Highway Patrol that the certificate
of a passenger stage corporation be suspended (1) for failure to
maintain any vehicle used in transportation for compensation in a
safe operating condition or to comply with the Vehicle Code or
with regulations contained in Title 13 of the California Code of
Regulations relative to motor carrier safety, if that failure is either
a consistent failure or presents an imminent danger to public safety,
(2) for failure to enroll all drivers in the pull notice system as
required by Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code, or (3) for receiving
an unsatisfactory compliance rating in three consecutive terminal
inspections as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 34505.1 of
the Vehicle Code, the commission shall, pending a hearing in the
matter pursuant to subdivision (d), suspend the corporation’s
certificate. The department’s written recommendation shall
specifically indicate compliance with subdivision (c).

(b) A corporation whose certificate is suspended pursuant to
subdivision (a) may obtain a reinspection of its terminal and
vehicles by the department, by submitting a written request for
reinstatement to the commission and paying a reinstatement fee
of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125). The commission shall
deposit all reinstatement fees collected pursuant to this subdivision
in the Public Utilities Commission Transportation Reimbursement
Account. The commission shall forward a request for reinspection
to the department which shall perform a reinspection within a
reasonable time. The commission shall reinstate a corporation’s
certificate suspended under subdivision (a) promptly upon receipt
of a written recommendation from the department that the
corporation’s safety compliance has improved to the satisfaction
of the department, unless the certificate is suspended for another
reason or has been revoked.

(c) Before transmitting a recommendation pursuant to
subdivision (a) to the commission, the Department of the California
Highway Patrol shall notify the passenger stage corporation in
writing of all of the following:

(1) That the department has determined that the corporation’s
safety record is unsatisfactory, furnishing a copy of any
documentation or summary of any other evidence supporting the
determination.

(2) That the determination may result in a suspension or
revocation of the corporation’s certificate by the commission.

(3) That the corporation may request a review of the
determination by the department within five days of its receipt of
the notice required under this subdivision. If a review pursuant to
this paragraph is requested by the corporation, the department shall
conduct and evaluate that review prior to transmitting any
notification to the commission pursuant to subdivision (a).

(d) Whenever the commission suspends the certificate of any
passenger stage corporation pursuant to subdivision (a), the
commission shall furnish the corporation written notice of the
suspension and shall hold a hearing within a reasonable time, not
to exceed 21 days, after a written request therefor is filed with the
commission, with a copy thereof furnished to the Department of
the California Highway Patrol. At the hearing, the corporation
shall show cause why the suspension should not be continued. At
the conclusion of the hearing, the commission may, in addition to
any other applicable penalty provided in this part, terminate the
suspension, continue the suspension in effect, or revoke the
certificate. The commission may revoke the certificate of any
passenger stage corporation suspended pursuant to subdivision (a)
at any time 90 days or more after its suspension if the commission
has not received a written recommendation for reinstatement from
the department and the corporation has not filed a written request
for a hearing with the commission.

(e) If the commission, after a hearing, finds that a passenger
stage corporation has continued to operate as such after its
certificate has been suspended pursuant to subdivision (a), the
commission shall do one of the following:

(1) Revoke the certificate of the corporation.

(2) Impose upon the holder of the certificate a civil penalty of
not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five
thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day of unlawful operations.

SEC. 2.  

Section 5373.1 of the Public Utilities Code is amended
to read:

5373.1.  

(a) Each application for a charter-party carrier of
passengers certificate or permit shall be accompanied by a filing
fee as follows:

(1) Class A certificates (new): one thousand five hundred dollars
($1,500).

(2) Class A certificates (renewal): one hundred dollars ($100).

(3) Class B certificates (new): one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(4) Class B certificates (renewal): one hundred dollars ($100).

(5) Class C certificates (new): one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(6) Class C certificates (renewal): one hundred dollars ($100).

(7) Permits (new): one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(8) Permits (renewal): one hundred dollars ($100).

(b) The commission shall also require each application to be
accompanied by a fee to offset the cost of the charter-party carrier
bus terminal inspections conducted by the Department of the
California Highway Patrol. The fee shall be fifteen dollars ($15)
per tour bus, as defined in Section 612 of the Vehicle Code, or a
maximum of six thousand five hundred dollars ($6,500) for each
operating carrier.

(c) The commission shall require each charter-party carrier that
operates tour buses, as defined in Section 612 of the Vehicle Code,
to undergo an annual bus terminal inspection conducted by the
Department of the California Highway Patrol and to pay an annual
fee of fifteen dollars ($15) per tour bus, or a maximum of six
thousand five hundred dollars ($6,500), to offset the cost of the
inspections.

(d) The commission shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to
subdivisions (b) and (c) in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State
Transportation Fund to cover the costs of the inspections conducted
by the department as specified in subdivisions (b) and (c). The
revenues from the fees shall not be used to supplant other sources
of funding for, or otherwise support, any other inspection program
conducted by the department.

SEC. 3.  

Section 5378.5 of the Public Utilities Code is amended
to read:

5378.5.  

(a) Upon receipt of a written recommendation from
the Department of the California Highway Patrol that the certificate
or permit of a charter-party carrier be suspended (1) for failure to
maintain any vehicle used in transportation for compensation in a
safe operating condition or to comply with the Vehicle Code or
with regulations contained in Title 13 of the California Code of
Regulations relative to motor carrier safety if that failure is either
a consistent failure or presents an imminent danger to public safety,
(2) for failure to enroll all drivers in the pull notice system as
required by Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code, or (3) for receiving
an unsatisfactory compliance rating in three consecutive terminal
inspections as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 34505.1 of
the Vehicle Code, the commission shall, pending a hearing in the
matter pursuant to subdivision (d), suspend the carrier’s certificate
or permit. The written recommendation shall specifically indicate
compliance with subdivision (c).

(b) A carrier whose certificate or permit is suspended pursuant
to subdivision (a) may obtain a reinspection of its terminal and
vehicles by the department, by submitting a written request for
reinstatement to the commission and paying a reinstatement fee
of one thousand dollars ($1,000). The commission shall deposit
all reinstatement fees collected pursuant to this subdivision in the
Public Utilities Commission Transportation Reimbursement
Account. The commission shall then forward a request for
reinspection to the department which shall then perform a
reinspection within a reasonable time. The commission shall
reinstate a carrier’s certificate or permit suspended under
subdivision (a) promptly upon receipt of a written recommendation
from the department that the carrier’s safety compliance has
improved to the satisfaction of the department, unless the certificate
or permit is suspended for another reason, or has been revoked.

(c) Before transmitting a recommendation pursuant to
subdivision (a) to the commission, the Department of the California
Highway Patrol shall notify the charter-party carrier in writing of
all of the following:

(1) That the department has determined that the carrier’s safety
record is unsatisfactory, furnishing a copy of any documentation
or summary of any other evidence supporting the determination.

(2) That the determination may result in suspension or
revocation of the carrier’s certificate or permit by the commission.

(3) That the carrier may request a review of the determination
by the department within five days of its receipt of the notice
required under this subdivision. If a review pursuant to this
paragraph is requested by the carrier, the department shall conduct
and evaluate that review prior to transmitting any notification to
the commission pursuant to subdivision (a).

(d) Whenever the commission suspends the certificate or permit
of any charter-party carrier pursuant to subdivision (a), the
commission shall furnish the carrier written notice of the
suspension and shall hold a hearing within a reasonable time, not
to exceed 21 days, after a written request therefor is filed with the
commission, with a copy thereof furnished to the Department of
the California Highway Patrol. At the hearing, the carrier shall
show cause why the suspension should not be continued. At the
conclusion of the hearing, the commission may, in addition to any
other penalty provided in this chapter, terminate the suspension,
continue the suspension in effect, or revoke the certificate or
permit. The commission may revoke the certificate or permit of
any carrier suspended pursuant to subdivision (a) at any time 90
days or more after its suspension if the commission has not
received a written recommendation for reinstatement from the
department and the carrier has not filed a written request for a
hearing with the commission.

(e) If the commission, after a hearing, finds that a charter-party
carrier has continued to operate as such a carrier after its certificate
or permit has been suspended pursuant to subdivision (a), the
commission shall do one of the following:

(1) Revoke the operating certificate or permit of the carrier.

(2) Impose upon the holder of the certificate or permit a civil
penalty of not less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500)
nor more than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for
each day of unlawful operations.

SEC. 4.  

Section 612 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

612.  

“Tour bus” means a vehicle designed, used, or maintained
for carrying more than 10 persons, including the driver, which is
operated by or for a charter-party carrier of passengers, as defined
in Section 5360 of the Public Utilities Code, or a passenger stage
corporation, as defined in Section 226 of the Public Utilities Code.

SEC. 5.  

Section 34501 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

34501.  

(a) (1) The department shall adopt reasonable rules
and regulations that, in the judgment of the department, are
designed to promote the safe operation of vehicles described in
Section 34500, regarding, but not limited to, controlled substances
and alcohol testing of drivers by motor carriers, hours of service
of drivers, equipment, fuel containers, fueling operations,
inspection, maintenance, recordkeeping, accident reports, and
drawbridges. The rules and regulations shall not, however, be
applicable to schoolbuses, which shall be subject to rules and
regulations adopted pursuant to Section 34501.5.

The rules and regulations shall exempt local law enforcement
agencies, within a single county, engaged in the transportation of
inmates or prisoners when those agencies maintain other motor
vehicle operations records which furnish hours of service
information on drivers which are in substantial compliance with
the rules and regulations. This exemption does not apply to any
local law enforcement agency engaged in the transportation of
inmates or prisoners outside the county in which the agency is
located, if that agency would otherwise be required, by existing
law, to maintain driving logs.

(2) The department may adopt rules and regulations relating to
commercial vehicle safety inspection and out-of-service criteria.
In adopting the rules and regulations, the commissioner may
consider the commercial vehicle safety inspection and
out-of-service criteria adopted by organizations such as the
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, other intergovernmental
safety group, or the United States Department of Transportation.
The commissioner may provide departmental representatives to
that alliance or other organization for the purpose of promoting
the continued improvement and refinement of compatible
nationwide commercial vehicle safety inspection and out-of-service
criteria.

(3) The commissioner shall appoint a committee of 15 members,
consisting of representatives of industry subject to the regulations
to be adopted pursuant to this section, to act in an advisory capacity
to the department, and the department shall cooperate and confer
with the advisory committee so appointed. The commissioner shall
appoint a separate committee to advise the department on rules
and regulations concerning wheelchair lifts for installation and use
on buses, consisting of persons who use the wheelchair lifts,
representatives of transit districts, representatives of designers or
manufacturers of wheelchairs and wheelchair lifts, and
representatives of the Department of Transportation.

(4) The department may inspect any vehicles in maintenance
facilities or terminals, as well as any records relating to the dispatch
of vehicles or drivers, and the pay of drivers, to ensure compliance
with this code and regulations adopted pursuant to this section.

(b) The department, using the definitions adopted pursuant to
Section 2402.7, shall adopt regulations for the transportation of
hazardous materials in this state, except the transportation of
materials which are subject to other provisions of this code, that
the department determines are reasonably necessary to ensure the
safety of persons and property using the highways. The regulations
may include provisions governing the filling, marking, packing,
labeling, and assembly of, and containers that may be used for,
hazardous materials shipments, and the manner by which the
shipper attests that the shipments are correctly identified and in
proper condition for transport.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), at least
once every 13 months, the department shall inspect every
maintenance facility or terminal of any person who at any time
operates any bus. If the bus operation includes more than 100
buses, the inspection shall be without prior notice.

(2) A maintenance facility or terminal begin insert of a tour bus operator end insert
that receives two or more consecutive satisfactory ratings shall be
inspected at least once every 26 months unless the satisfactory
rating is the result of a reinspection required pursuant to paragraph
(2) of subdivision begin delete (c) end delete begin insert (b) end insert of Section 34513.

(3) A maintenance facility or terminal begin insert of a tour bus operator end insert
that receives an unsatisfactory rating shall be inspected every six
months until the operator achieves a satisfactory rating during a
regular terminal inspection. Following the assignment of a
satisfactory rating as the result of a reinspection pursuant to
paragraph (2) of subdivision begin delete (c) end delete begin insert (b) end insert of Section 34513, the next
regular terminal inspection shall be conducted within six months.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt and enforce regulations which
will make the public or private users of any bus aware of the
operator’s last safety rating.

(e) It is unlawful and constitutes a misdemeanor for any person
to operate any bus without the inspections specified in subdivision
(c) having been conducted.

(f) The department may adopt regulations restricting or
prohibiting the movement of any vehicle from a maintenance
facility or terminal if the vehicle is found in violation of this code
or regulations adopted pursuant to this section.

SEC. 6.  

Section 34505 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

34505.  

(a) Tour bus operators shall, in addition to the
systematic inspection, maintenance, and lubrication services
required of all motor carriers, require each tour bus to be inspected
at least every 45 days, or more often if necessary to ensure safe
operation. This inspection shall include, but not be limited to, all
of the following:

(1) Brake adjustment.

(2) Brake system components and leaks.

(3) Steering and suspension systems.

(4) Tires and wheels.

(b) A tour bus shall not be used to transport passengers until all
defects listed during the inspection conducted pursuant to
subdivision (a) have been corrected and attested to by the signature
of the operator’s authorized representative.

(c) Records of inspections conducted pursuant to subdivision
(a) shall be kept at the operator’s maintenance facility or terminal
where the tour bus is regularly garaged. The records shall be
retained by the operator for one year, and shall be made available
for inspection upon request by any authorized employee of the
department. Each record shall include, but not be limited to, all of
the following:

(1) Identification of the vehicle, including make, model, license
number, or other means of positive identification.

(2) Date and nature of each inspection and any repair performed.

(3) Signature of operator’s authorized representative attesting
to the inspection and to the completion of all required repairs.

(4) Company vehicle number.

(d) Prior to operating a newly acquired tour bus that is more
than two years old, a charter-party carrier of passengers or a
passenger stage corporation that has received an unsatisfactory
rating and is being inspected every six months pursuant to
paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 34501, shall first
schedule an inspection of the tour bus with, and obtain a
satisfactory rating for the tour bus from, the department. This
requirement shall not apply to a charter-party carrier of passengers
or a passenger stage corporation that has received two or more
consecutive satisfactory ratings and is being inspected pursuant to
the inspection schedule authorized under paragraph (2) of
subdivision (c) of Section 34501.

SEC. 7.  

Section 34505.1 of the Vehicle Code is amended to
read:

34505.1.  

(a) Upon determining that a tour bus carrier or
modified limousine carrier has either (1) failed to maintain any
vehicle used in transportation for compensation in a safe operating
condition or to comply with the Vehicle Code or with regulations
contained in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations relative
to motor carrier safety, and, in the department’s opinion, that failure
presents an imminent danger to public safety or constitutes such
a consistent failure as to justify a recommendation to the Public
Utilities Commission or the United States Department of
Transportation or (2) failed to enroll all drivers in the pull notice
system as required by Section 1808.1, the department shall
recommend to the Public Utilities Commission that the carrier’s
operating authority be suspended, denied, or revoked, or to the
United States Department of Transportation that appropriate
administrative action be taken against the carrier’s interstate
operating authority, whichever is appropriate.

(b) For purposes of this section, two consecutive unsatisfactory
compliance ratings for an inspected terminal assigned because the
tour bus carrier or modified limousine carrier failed to comply
with the periodic report requirements of Section 1808.1 or the
cancellation of the carrier’s enrollment by the Department of Motor
Vehicles for nonpayment of required fees may be determined by
the department to be a consistent failure. However, when
recommending denial of an application for new or renewal
authority, the department need not conclude that the carrier’s failure
presents an imminent danger to public safety or that it constitutes
a consistent failure. The department need only conclude that the
carrier’s compliance with the safety-related matters described in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) is sufficiently unsatisfactory to
justify a recommendation for denial.

(c) If a tour bus or modified limousine carrier has either (1)
received an unsatisfactory compliance rating for a regular terminal
inspection and the next two consecutive follow-up terminal
inspections or (2) received an unsatisfactory compliance rating for
three consecutive regular terminal inspections irrespective of
receiving satisfactory ratings on the follow-up inspections
associated with the first two terminal inspections, the department
shall recommend to the Public Utilities Commission that the
carrier’s operating authority be suspended, denied, or revoked, or
to the United States Department of Transportation that appropriate
administrative action be taken against the carrier’s interstate
operating authority, whichever is appropriate.

(d) Before transmitting a recommendation pursuant to this
section, the department shall notify the carrier in writing of all of
the following:

(1) That the department has determined that the carrier’s safety
record is unsatisfactory, furnishing a copy of any documentation
or summary of any other evidence supporting the determination.

(2) That the determination may result in a suspension,
revocation, or denial of the carrier’s operating authority by the
Public Utilities Commission or the United States Department of
Transportation, as appropriate.

(3) That the carrier may request a review of the determination
by the department within five days of its receipt of the notice
required under this subdivision. If a review is requested by the
carrier, the department shall conduct and evaluate that review prior
to transmitting any notification pursuant to this section.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subdivision (a),
(b), or (c), upon determining during a terminal inspection or at any
other time that the condition of a tour bus is such that it has
multiple safety violations of a nature that operation of the tour bus
could constitute an imminent danger to public safety, the
department shall immediately order the tour bus out of service.
The tour bus shall not be subsequently operated with passengers
until all of the safety violations have been corrected and the
department has verified the correction of the safety violations upon
a subsequent inspection by the department of the tour bus, which
shall occur within five business days of the submission of a
reinspection request from the tour bus carrier to the department.

(f) The department shall retain a record, by carrier, of every
recommendation made pursuant to this section.

SEC. 8.  

Section begin delete 34505.2 end delete begin insert 34505.3 end insert is added to the Vehicle Code,
to read:

begin delete 34505.2. end delete

begin insert 34505.3. end insert   

(a) (1) The department shall conduct unannounced
surprise inspections of charter-party carriers of passengers and
passenger stage corporations operating one or more tour buses in
addition to regularly scheduled inspections.

(2) The department shall prioritize unannounced surprise
inspections of companies that are noncompliant, have a history of
noncompliance with safety laws or regulations, or that have
received unsatisfactory ratings.

(b) Each fiscal year, no fewer than 10 percent of the total number
of tour bus carrier inspections conducted by the department shall
be unannounced surprise inspections.

SEC. 9.  

Section 34513 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

34513.  

(a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations
relating to the equipment, maintenance, and operation of tour buses.

(b) (1) No later than January 1, 2018, the department shall, by
regulation, modify its existing tour bus terminal inspection program
to ensure that the performance-based program targets companies
that are noncompliant, have a history of noncompliance with safety
laws or regulations, or that have received unsatisfactory ratings.

(2) If a carrier receives an unsatisfactory rating, the department
shall conduct a followup inspection begin delete no later than 30 end delete begin insert between 30
to 90 end insert days after the initial inspection during which an unsatisfactory
rating was deemed appropriate.

(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that, to the greatest extent
possible, the bus inspection program shall strive to inspect as many
tour buses operated by or for charter-party carriers of passengers
and passenger stage corporations as possible.

SEC. 10.  

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.