PUBLIC LAW 107-298—NOV. 26, 2002 116 STAT. 2343 provide transportation to any other person not included among the passengers being transported when the pause began. "(3) MATTERS NOT COVERED.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed— "(A) as subjecting taxicab service to regulation under chapter 135 or section 31138; "(B) as prohibiting or restricting an airport, train, or bus terminal operator from contracting to provide pref- erential access or facilities to one or more providers of pre-arranged ground transportation service; and "(C) as restricting the right of any State or political subdivision of a State to require, in a nondiscriminatory manner, that any individual operating a vehicle providing prearranged ground transportation service originating in the State or political subdivision have submitted to prelicensing drug testing or a criminal background investigation of the records of the State in which the operator is domiciled, by the State or political subdivision by which the operator is licensed to provide such service, or by the motor carrier providing such service, as a condition of providing such service.". SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), and (22) as paragraphs (18), (19), (21), (22), (23), and (24), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: "(17) PRE-ARRANGED GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.— The term 'pre-arranged ground transportation service' means transportation for a passenger (or a group of passengers) that is arranged in advance (or is operated on a regular route or between specified points) and is provided in a motor vehicle with a seating capacity not exceeding 15 passengers (including the driver)."; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (19) (as so redesignated) the following: "(20) TAXICAB SERVICE.— The term 'taxicab service' means passenger transportation in a motor vehicle having a capacity of not more than 8 passengers (including the driver), not operated on a regular route or between specified places, and that— "(A) is licensed as a taxicab by a State or a local jurisdiction; or "(B) is offered by a person that— "(i) provides local transportation for a fare determined (except with respect to transportation to or from airports) primarily on the basis of the distance traveled; and "(ii) does not primarily provide transportation to or from airports.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION. —Section 13506(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(2) a motor vehicle providing taxicab service;". (2) MINIMUM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. —Section 31138(e)(2) of such title is amended to read as follows:
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