,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #diib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bf1 #bjad     
,mrs4 ,bustos 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,braley
 of ,iowa1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 and ,mr4    
,loebsack7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to require the ,secretary of           
,transportation to conduct a study on   
the adequacy of motor vehicle refueling 
assistance to individuals with          
disabilities1 to promulgate regulations 
in accordance with the results of such  
study1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,refueling ,assistance ,act of      
#bjad4  #b4 ,study on motor vehicle     
refueling assistance for qualified      
individuals with disabilities  7a7 ,in  
,general ,not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,transportation 7in   
this ,act referred to as the            
,secretary71 in consultation with the   

,attorney ,general1 shall conduct a     
study on motor vehicle refueling        
assistance to qualified individuals with
 disabilities4  7b7 ,subject matter ,the
 study required by subsection 7a7 shall 
address the following3  7#a7 ,the       
adequacy of ,federal regulations and    
guidance in effect at the time the study
 is conducted to enable qualified       
individuals with disabilities to receive
 motor vehicle refueling assistance in a
 safe1 timely1 convenient1 and          
consistent manner4  7#b7 ,data on the   
practices of gas stations for providing 
motor vehicle refueling assistance to   
qualified individuals with disabilities4
  7#c7 ,measures available to gas       
stations to improve motor vehicle       
refueling assistance for qualified      
individuals with disabilities1 including
 an assessment of the cost and          
feasibility of implementing such        
measures1 taking into account variations
 in the equipment and technology used by
 gas stations at the time of the study4 

7#d7 ,the extent to which the location  
of gas stations in rural or urban areas 
affects the measures available to such  
gas stations to improve motor vehicle   
refueling assistance for qualified      
individuals with disabilities4  7#e7    
,the feasibility of requiring gas       
stations to install a freestanding      
device operable with a closed fist and  
reachable from inside a motor vehicle   
7referred to in this subsection as a    
calling device7 to be used by a         
qualified individual with a disability  
to alert a station attendant that such  
individual requires motor vehicle       
refueling assistance1 including an      
assessment of--  7,a7 the extent to     
which the installation of a calling     
device would improve the ability of     
qualified individuals with disabilities 
to receive motor vehicle refueling      
assistance in a safe1 timely1           
convenient1 and consistent manner2  7,b7
 the measures necessary to ensure that a
 calling device be designed and         

installed in accordance with all        
accessibility guidelines for public     
accommodations under title ,,iii of the 
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaha et seq472   
7,c7 the need for appropriate signage at
 gas stations--  7i7 that clearly       
identifies the purpose of a calling     
device and the hours during which motor 
vehicle refueling assistance is         
available through use of the device2 and
  7ii7 that is clearly visible to a     
qualified individual with a disability  
inside a motor vehicle in the refueling 
area of a gas station2  7,d7 the cost to
 a gas station to install and maintain a
 calling device and the burden of such  
cost on small and large gas stations2   
and  7,e7 funding opportunities to      
offset the cost of installing calling   
devices1 including grant programs and   
new or existing tax credits4  7#f7      
,methods of disseminating information   
relating to the availability of motor   
vehicle refueling assistance in         

consultation with ,state officials1     
including the use of ,internet-based and
 smart phone technology to allow        
individuals to search by location for   
gas stations with operable calling      
devices4  7c7 ,consultation with        
interested parties ,in conducting the   
study required by subsection 7a71 the   
,secretary shall consult with groups    
representing individuals with           
disabilities1 groups representing       
veterans1 gas station owners1 and other 
interested parties4  #c4 ,report to     
,congress ,not later than #ij days after
 completing the study required by       
section #b7;a71 the ,secretary1 in      
consultation with the ,attorney         
,general1 shall submit to ,congress a   
report that--  7#a7 summarizes the      
results of the study2 and  7#b7 includes
 recommendations for imposing feasible  
and cost-effective requirements on gas  
stations to improve motor vehicle       
refueling assistance for qualified      
individuals with disabilities4  #d4     

,regulations ,not later than #ahj days  
after submitting the report required by 
section #c1 the ,secretary1 in          
consultation with the ,attorney         
,general1 shall promulgate any          
regulations that the ,secretary         
considers necessary to improve motor    
vehicle refueling assistance for        
qualified individuals with disabilities1
 taking into account the results of the 
study required by section #b7;a74  #e4  
,enforcement  7a7 ,civil penalty  7#a7  
,in ,general ,except as provided in     
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary may      
impose a civil penalty on a person that 
the ,secretary determines1 in accordance
 with subchapter ,,ii of chapter #e of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code         
7commonly known as the ,administrative  
,procedure ,act71 knowingly violates the
 regulations promulgated pursuant to    
section #d4  7#b7 ,determination of     
amount of penalty ,in determining the   
amount of the penalty to be imposed on a
 person under paragraph 7#a71 the       

,secretary shall consider the severity  
of the violation1 the size of the       
relevant business owned or operated by  
the person1 and the extent to which the 
penalty will affect the financial       
viability of such business4  7b7 ,notice
 of violation ,the ,secretary may not   
impose a penalty on a person for        
violating the regulations promulgated   
pursuant to section #d unless such      
violation continues for more than #cj   
days after the date on which the        
individual receives notice of the       
violation4  #f4 ,qualified individual   
with a disability defined ,in this ,act1
 the term qualified individual with a   
disability has the meaning given the    
term in section #bja7b7 of the          
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaca74