{"id":"MET-STL-043","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Bi-State Development Agency (Metro Transit), Missouri-Illinois","state":"MO","metro":"STL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Metro Transit (Bi-State Development)","authority":"TSA Security Directive SD 1582/84-21-01 series (federal face mask requirement effective Feb. 1, 2021); CDC conveyance mask order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025; Bi-State operating authority","instrument":"Metro Transit release: Masks Are Still Required for Everyone on Metro Transit","title":"Masks required for everyone, vaccinated or not, on MetroBus, MetroLink, Metro Call-A-Ride, at transit centers and on platforms, under the federal TSA requirement in effect through September 13, 2021","dateIssued":"2021-05-18","effective":"2021-05-18 (continuing policy since May 2020)","end":"Federal requirement extended by TSA SD 1582/84-21-01B to Jan. 18, 2022; in force on Sept. 30, 2021","startDate":"2021-05-18","endDate":"2022-01-18","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","TRAV"],"addressees":["all riders and employees","transit centers and MetroLink platforms"],"clause":"Masks or face coverings continue to be required for everyone when riding on MetroBus, MetroLink or Metro Call-A-Ride services, and while at Metro Transit Centers and on MetroLink station platforms. Masks are required [regardless of whether a rider is] vaccinated. Metro Transit\u0027s mask policy, which was established in May 2020, [continues] to comply with the federal face mask requirement from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The TSA established a face mask requirement on February 1, 2021, for [transportation networks] including public transit systems. Metro Transit will continue to comply with this federal policy, which is currently in effect until September 13, 2021.","enforcement":"Denial of boarding; federal civil penalties under the TSA directive","functions":["WF commuting workforce through Q3 2021","TV","CB"],"notes":"Q3 2021 instrument: the metro\u0027s transit mask rule was in force on every day of the third quarter of 2021 on the Missouri and Illinois sides alike.","sourceUrl":"https://www.metrostlouis.org/news-release/masks-are-still-required-for-everyone-on-metro-transit/","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210624155236/https://www.metrostlouis.org/news-release/masks-are-still-required-for-everyone-on-metro-transit/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":249300,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-STL","url":"/library/MET-STL-043","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-STL-043","citation":"Metro Transit (Bi-State Development), Metro Transit release: Masks Are Still Required for Everyone on Metro Transit (May 18, 2021) (Ex. MET-STL-043)","stateName":"Missouri","related":["MET-STL-041"]}