---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 605.11"
title: "49"
number: "605.11"
heading: "Exemptions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/605.11"
---

# §605.11. Exemptions.


A recipient may not engage in school bus operations in competition with private school bus operators unless it demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator that:

- (a) It operates a school system in the area to be served and also operates a separate and exclusive school bus program for that school system; and
- (b) Private school bus operators are unable to provide adequate transportation that complies with applicable safety standards at reasonable rates.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5323(f); 49 U.S.C. 5334; and 49 CFR 1.91.

### Source

Source: 41 FR 14128, Apr. 1, 1976, as amended at 90 FR 28226, July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted.