Legislative Updates
House Subcommittee on Highways, Transit, & Pipelines Holds Hearing on Curbside Bus Operators
December 16, 2016
On March 2, the House Subcommittee on Highways, Transit, and Pipelines held a hearing on curbside bus operators. These bus operations have been increasing over the last two years, especially in the Northeastern United States.
CVSA Legislative/Regulatory Update
December 16, 2016
Attached is the most recent policy guidance memorandum issued by FMCSA on April 4, 2006 covering all of the hours-of-service exemptions in SAFETEA-LU and superseding the previous preliminary policy guidance memorandum on these exemptions issued on September 6, 2005.
FMCSA Announces Availability of Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Grant Funds
December 16, 2016
Attached is an FMCSA notice announcing the availability of the Basic/Incentive grant funds and High Priority and New Entrant grant funds.
FMCSA Appoints Uniform Carrier Registration Plan Board
December 16, 2016
Attached is a Federal Register Notice announcing direct appointment of the 15 member Board of Directors for the new Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan mandated by SAFETEA-LU to replace the Single State Registration System (SSRS).
CVSA Legislative Update
December 16, 2016
The House has recently passed the FY 2007 appropriations bill allocating funding for the Department of Transportation that included FMCSA.
CVSA Legislative and Regulatory Update
December 16, 2016
The following documents are attached: a letter sent to the House Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity on HR 5604, The SAFE Trucker Act of 2006;
Correction to July 21, 2006 Update
December 16, 2016
In last Friday's Update, we reported that the provision in the Senate Appropriations Committee's fiscal year 2007 bill for DOT delaying the repeal of SSRS by 12 months to January 1, 2008 also required the DOT and UCRS Board of Directors to complete their work of developing a plan by January 1, 2007.
CVSA Legislative Update
December 16, 2016
Following up on our July 21 update in which we reported on the UCR-SSRS issue, we now have information on the state grant program funding levels in the 2007 fiscal year DOT Appropriations bill recently reported out of the full Senate Appropriations Committee.
FHWA Implements SAFETEA-LU Truck Parking Provision RFP Issued Aimed at Easing Parking Shortage
December 16, 2016
In the August 28 Federal Register, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a request for proposals from state and local governments to develop ways to ease the shortage of long term parking (10 or more consecutive hours) for trucks along highways.
Important Issues Deferred to November Lame-duck Session
December 16, 2016
On September 30, the 109th Congress recessed until after the November elections.