PARKING FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

SEC. 161. PARKING FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS. (a) Study.—The Secretary shall conduct a study for the purpose of determining— (1) any problems encountered by handicapped persons in parking motor vehicles; and (2) whether or not each State should establish parking privileges for handicapped persons and grant to nonresidents of the State the same parking privileges as are granted to residents. (b) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). (c) Development of Proposed Uniform State Law.— (1) Requirement.—If the Secretary determines under subsection (a) that each State should establish parking privileges for handicapped persons and grant to nonresidents of the State the same parking privileges as are granted to residents, the Secretary shall develop a proposed uniform State law with respect to parking privileges for handicapped persons and submit a copy of the proposed uniform State law to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Commit-101 STAT. 213tee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and each State. (2) Factors to consider.—In developing the proposed uniform State law, the Secretary shall consult with the States and shall consider any advantages— (A) of ensuring that parking privileges for handicapped persons may be utilized whether a handicapped person is a passenger or a driver; (B) of the use of the international symbol of access as the exclusive symbol identifying parking zones for handicapped persons and identifying vehicles that may park in such parking zones; (C) of displaying the international symbol of access on license plates or license plate decals and on identification placards; and (D) of designing any identification placard so that the placard is easily visible when placed in the interior of any vehicle. (3) Report.—If a proposed uniform State law with respect to parking privileges for handicapped persons is developed and submitted to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives under paragraph (1), within 12 months after the date of such submission and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall report to such committees on the extent to which each State has adopted the proposed uniform State law.