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[CITE: 49USC31131]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
                           PART B--COMMERCIAL
 
              CHAPTER 311--COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
 
                    SUBCHAPTER III--SAFETY REGULATION
 
Sec. 31131. Purposes and findings

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this subchapter are--
        (1) to promote the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles;
        (2) to minimize dangers to the health of operators of commercial 
    motor vehicles and other employees whose employment directly affects 
    motor carrier safety; and
        (3) to ensure increased compliance with traffic laws and with 
    the commercial motor vehicle safety and health regulations and 
    standards prescribed and orders issued under this chapter.

    (b) Findings.--Congress finds--
        (1) it is in the public interest to enhance commercial motor 
    vehicle safety and thereby reduce highway fatalities, injuries, and 
    property damage;
        (2) improved, more uniform commercial motor vehicle safety 
    measures and strengthened enforcement would reduce the number of 
    fatalities and injuries and the level of property damage related to 
    commercial motor vehicle operations;
        (3) enhanced protection of the health of commercial motor 
    vehicle operators is in the public interest; and
        (4) interested State governments can provide valuable assistance 
    to the United States Government in ensuring that commercial motor 
    vehicle operations are conducted safely and healthfully.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 999.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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31131(a)..............................  49 App.:2501.                    Oct. 3
0, 1984, Pub. L. 98-554, Secs.
                                                                          202, 
203, 98 Stat. 2832.
31131(b)..............................  49 App.:2502.
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    In subsection (a)(3), the words ``this chapter'' are substituted for 
``this Act'' because title II of the Act of October 30, 1984 (Public Law 
98-554, 98 Stat. 2832), amended and enacted provisions restated in this 
chapter.


                         Traffic Law Initiative

    Pub. L. 106-159, title II, Sec. 220, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1769, 
provided that:
    ``(a) In General.--In cooperation with one or more States, the 
Secretary may carry out a program to develop innovative methods of 
improving motor carrier compliance with traffic laws. Such methods may 
include the use of photography and other imaging technologies.
    ``(b) Report.--The Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on 
the results of any program conducted under this section, together with 
any recommendations as the Secretary determines appropriate.''
