49 CFR § 605.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s605.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 605.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "605.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "605"
part_name: "SCHOOL BUS OPERATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 5323(f); 49 U.S.C. 5334; and 49 CFR 1.91."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 14128, Apr. 1, 1976, as amended at 90 FR 28226, July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "605"
---


# 605.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to prescribe policies and procedures to implement the prohibition in 49 U.S.C. 5323(f) regarding the provision of school bus transportation service that exclusively transports students and school personnel in competition with a private school bus operator.