Regular bus service; application for funding
The procurement of regular buses may be subsidized to the extent that they are necessary to maintain and improve regular services pursuant to Section 42 of the Passenger Transportation Act.
Description
Purpose
The Free State of Bavaria grants subsidies to improve local public transport.
Object
Buses are subsidized insofar as they are required to maintain and improve scheduled services in accordance with Section 42 of the German Passenger Transportation Act (Personenbeförderungsgesetz). Funding is provided for the procurement of new buses.
Beneficiaries
Public and private transport companies are eligible to apply.
Eligible costs
The acquisition costs are eligible for funding, provided that the vehicles and their equipment are suitable for the purposes of local public passenger transport (ÖPNV), but not equipment for ticket acquisition and validation.
Type and amount
The subsidy amounts for the individual bus categories and for the additional costs of alternative drive technologies or additional technology components are set by the Bavarian State Ministry of Housing, Construction and Transport and updated as required.
Prerequisites
The applicant must operate scheduled public transport services in accordance with Section 42 of the PBefG as a concessionaire, operator or contracting company predominantly in Bavaria.
The applicant must credibly demonstrate that it intends to use the new buses to be purchased for at least eight years or for a mileage of 500,000 km for the purpose of the grant.
The subsidized buses must take into account the needs of people with disabilities or mobility impairments, and the buses must meet the requirements for being equipped with WLAN.
Procedure
The written application must be submitted to the district government in whose area the transport is predominantly operated. The application form can be found on the homepage of the responsible government.
When planning the project, the responsible representatives for the interests of people with disabilities must be consulted in accordance with Art. 18 of the Bavarian Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Act. If a local authority does not have representatives or advisory councils for people with disabilities, the relevant associations within the meaning of Section 13 (3) of the Equal Opportunities for People with Disabilities Act must be consulted instead.
Deadlines
The application must be submitted no later than December 1 of the previous year of procurement.
Required documents
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Data sheet on the vehicle fleet
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Offer and confirmation of the vehicle manufacturer about the required equipment
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Opinion of the local disability representative(s)
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Evidence of public transport use of the replacement vehicle
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Certificate of the tax office about the duration of the vehicle tax exemption
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Declaration on the subsidy relevance of the information
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Declaration by the applicant that the new bus to be purchased will be used by the applicant for at least eight years or for a mileage of 500,000 km predominantly in regular service pursuant to § 42 PBefG in Bavaria.
Forms
Please select a location in "Localization" so that the address of the responsible authority can be filled in.
Status: 01.08.2022
Responsible for editing: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wohnen, Bau und Verkehr
- Online transactions, Bavaria-wide
- Online transactions, locally limited
- Prefillable Form, Bavaria-wide
- Legal bases, Bavaria-wide
- Legal bases, locally limited
- Fees, Bavaria-wide
- Fees, locally limited