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UMA Member Alert To: United Motorcoach Association Operator Members From: Ken Presley, Vice President of Industry Relations Date: May 26, 2009 Charter Service Rule Comes Under Attack Rep Adam Schiff (D-CA) from the 29th District in California has issued a “Dear Colleague” letter to all Members of the U.S. House of Representatives asking them to support legislation that would essentially render the recently revised Charter Service Rule ineffective. At issue is special and large events; in your community which Rep. Schiff apparently believes would be better served by local tax subsidized transit authorities than by private operators and their employees. Rep. Schiff has asked Congress to consider the following language in future legislation: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, a recipient of federal financial assistance from the Federal Transit Administration may provide transportation to the general public for events or functions that occur on an irregular basis or for a limited duration, regardless of whether the service is paid for in whole or part by a third party or whether a premium fare is charged, so long as the service is available and open to the general public attending public events or functions, and the recipient determines the route and schedule of the service provided.” URGENT ACTION IS REQUIRED!! The recent UMA Industry Assessment reveals that two-thirds of our members are enjoying reduced transit competition due to the recently revised Charter Service Rule. We must not return to the days when local operators were precluded from offering local charter service. The United Motorcoach Association is asking every member to write their Representative and ask them to REJECT CONGRESSMAN’S SCHIFF’S PROPOSED LANGUAGE. Please visit www.uma.org/actionalerts to view a sample letter, help finding find your Representative, view Rep. Schiff’s letter in its entirety. Since it is now impractical to mail letters to your Congressional Representative due to security issues, fax is now the preferred method of correspondence. Please use the link above to help you locate your Congressional Representative’s contact information and fax #. After you fax your Congressional Representative, please fax me a copy here at UMA (703-838-2950) so we can follow up with each Representative. Please contact me if you have any questions at 1-800-424-8262 or kpresley@uma.org. Thank you! Back To UMA Member Alerts and Updates

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