Bill Text: IN HB1576 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Hazardous materials uniform procedures act.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-25 - Representative Saunders added as coauthor [HB1576 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1576-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 8-2.1-27.
Synopsis: Hazardous materials uniform procedures act. Codifies the
hazardous materials transportation uniform procedures act to regulate
the transport of hazardous material by motor vehicle.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
January 20, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
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Chapter 27. Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Procedures Act
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "Alliance for Uniform Hazmat Transportation Procedures", or "AUHMTP", means the group of states that have adopted the recommendations concerning uniform forms and procedures for hazardous materials transportation registration and permitting under 49 CFR 5119.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means a motor carrier that applies for a uniform program registration or permit credential.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "base state" means the state selected by a carrier under section 23(a) of this chapter.
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "carrier" refers to a motor carrier.
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "credential" means a document issued by a base state indicating that a motor carrier has successfully registered or received a permit to transport hazardous materials or hazardous waste in participating states.
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "designated hazardous material" means a hazardous material described in 49 CFR 107.26-1.
Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "hazardous material" means the following:
(1) A hazardous material of a type or in a quantity that requires the transport vehicle to be placarded under 49 CFR Part 172.
(2) A hazardous substance or marine pollutant transported in bulk packaging (as defined in 49 CFR 171.8).
(3) Hazardous waste of a type and amount that requires its shipment to be accompanied by a uniform hazardous waste manifest described in 40 CFR Part 262. The term includes hazardous wastes designated by a state if the state has filed the designation with the national repository under the uniform program.
Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "hazardous material transportation" means the transportation of hazardous material or hazardous waste, or both, on the public highways.
Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "letter of filing" means a letter from a participating state to an applicant that indicates the applicant's compliance with application requirements of the uniform program.
Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "motor carrier" has the meaning set forth in 9 CFR 390.5.
Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle" has the meaning set forth in 49 CFR 390.5.
Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "participating state" means a state that participates in the uniform program.
Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "permit" refers to a permit issued under section 23 of this chapter.
Sec. 14. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, firm, co-partnership, cooperative, company, association, limited liability company, corporation, or public entity.
Sec. 15. As used in this chapter, "power unit" means a truck or truck tractor as defined in 49 CFR 390.5.
Sec. 16. As used in this chapter, "principal place of business" means the state in which a motor carrier maintains its central records relating to the transportation of hazardous materials.
Sec. 17. As used in this chapter, "public entity" means a carrier that is a federal or state agency or political subdivision.
Sec. 18. As used in this chapter, "shipper" means a person that:
(1) offers a hazardous material to another person for shipment; or
(2) causes a hazardous material to be transported or shipped by another person;
and maintains facilities in Indiana.
Sec. 19. As used in this chapter, "uniform application" means the uniform motor carrier registration and permit application form and accompanying documents established under the uniform program.
Sec. 20. As used in this chapter, "uniform program" refers to the forms and procedures developed pursuant to the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990, 49 U.S.C. 5119, also known as the Alliance for Uniform Hazmat Transportation Procedures in reports submitted to the United States Department of Transportation in 1993 and 1996, as modified and amended under 49 U.S.C. 5119(b), and as contained in the AUHMTP state program administrators' manual.
Sec. 21. (a) Indiana shall enter into the Uniform Program for Hazardous Materials Transportation Registration and Permitting developed by the Alliance for Uniform Hazmat Transportation Procedures.
(b) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to administer the uniform program. Rules adopted under this subsection must do the following:
(1) Establish duties and responsibilities for the department.
(2) Set forth requirements for participation in AUHMTP governance activities.
(3) Provide means of support for centralized AUHMTP activities and dispute resolution.
(c) The department shall:
(1) use the uniform application and supporting documents; and
(2) follow the administrative guidance of the AUHMTP.
Sec. 22. (a) A motor carrier may not transport a hazardous material by motor vehicle in Indiana unless the motor carrier complies with this chapter.
(b) A shipper may not:
(1) offer a designated hazardous material for shipment; or
(2) cause a designated hazardous material to be transported
or shipment;
in Indiana unless the shipper complies with the chapter.
Sec. 23. (a) A motor carrier shall determine its base state as
follows:
(1) A motor carrier that maintains its principal place of
business in Indiana shall designate Indiana as its base state.
(2) If a motor carrier maintains its principal place of business
outside Indiana, the motor carrier shall designate as its base
state the participating state in which the motor carrier has the
highest number of miles traveled under:
(A) the International Registration Plan;
(B) the International Fuel Tax Agreement; or
(C) an equivalent program.
(b) A motor carrier that designates Indiana as its base state
shall register with and obtain a permit from the department before
transporting hazardous materials in Indiana.
(c) A motor carrier that designates a participating state other
than Indiana as its base state shall:
(1) register with and obtain a permit from the other state; and
(2) pay the appropriate fees under subsections (d) and (e) to
Indiana;
before transporting hazardous materials in Indiana.
(d) A motor carrier that:
(1) engages in the interstate transportation of a hazardous
material; and
(2) is required to register its hazardous material
transportation in Indiana;
shall file parts I, II, and IV of the uniform application with the
department and pay an administrative processing fee imposed
under section 26 of this chapter and the apportioned vehicle fee
imposed under section 27 of this chapter.
(e) A motor carrier that:
(1) engages only in the intrastate transportation of a
hazardous material; and
(2) is required to register its hazardous material in Indiana;
shall file parts I and IV of the uniform application with the
department and pay a registration fee as determined by the
department.
(f) Upon determining that a motor carrier has complied with
this section, the department shall issue a registration credential
and permit to the carrier. A registration credential and permit are
nontransferable.
(g) A registration credential issued under subsection (f):
(1) must include a company registration number; and
(2) is valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance.
(h) A permit issued under subsection (f) is valid until the earlier of the following:
(1) Three (3) years from the date of issuance.
(2) The date on which the motor carrier fails to renew the permit.
(i) A motor carrier shall maintain:
(1) its original registration credential and permit at the motor carrier's principal place of business; and
(2) a copy of the registration credential in each power unit that the motor carrier uses to transport hazardous materials in a participating state.
The motor carrier shall make available its original registration credential and permit for inspection during normal business hours.
Sec. 24. (a) If the department is unable to process an application submitted under section 23 of this chapter within the time permitted under the uniform program, the department may issue a letter of filing to the applicant.
(b) A letter of filing issued under subsection (a):
(1) is valid for not more than three hundred sixty (360) days; and
(2) serves as a provisional credential.
(c) If an applicant has submitted an incomplete application under section 23 of this chapter, the department shall notify the applicant that the letter of filing is conditional on the applicant providing, in the form prescribed by the department, the information missing from the application.
Sec. 25. (a) A motor carrier that designates Indiana as its base state for hazardous waste transportation shall file part III of the uniform application with, and obtain a permit from, the department before transporting hazardous waste within Indiana.
(b) A motor carrier that designates a participating state other than Indiana as its base state for hazardous waste transportation shall file Part III of the uniform application with, and obtain a permit from, the base state that specifically authorizes the transportation of hazardous waste before transporting a hazardous waste in Indiana.
Sec. 26. The department shall issue a registration and permit credential to a hazardous waste transporter that:
(1) submits a complete and accurate disclosure statement; and
(2) pays an administrative review fee in an amount determined by the department.
Sec. 27. (a) The department shall impose on a motor carrier described in section 23(d) of this chapter an apportioned vehicle registration fee in an amount equal to the product of:
(1) the percentage of transportation in Indiana, as determined under subsection (b) or (c), as applicable; multiplied by
(2) the percentage of all hazardous materials transportation or hazardous waste transportation in all states; multiplied by
(3) the total number of power units operated by the motor carrier in all states; multiplied by
(4) a per-vehicle fee in an amount determined by the department.
(b) A motor carrier that is registered in the International Registration Plan shall determine its percentage of transportation in Indiana by dividing the number of miles traveled in Indiana under the International Registration Plan during the previous year by the number of miles the motor carrier traveled nationwide in all states under the International Registration Plan. The percentage of transportation in Indiana of a motor carrier that operates only in Indiana is one hundred percent (100%).
(c) A motor carrier that is not registered in the International Registration Plan shall determine its percentage of transportation of Indiana using the method in the International Registration Plan to calculate the number of miles traveled. If a motor carrier operates more than one (1) fleet under the international registration plan, the motor carrier may calculate each fleet's contribution to the motor carrier's total fee separately. A motor carrier that operates in another state under a reciprocal agreement with the other state shall include the miles operated under the reciprocal agreement as miles traveled in Indiana in calculating mileage under this section.
(d) A motor carrier shall determine its percentage of hazardous materials transportation or hazardous waste transportation under one (1) of the following methods:
(1) For shipments of less than a truckload, divide the weight of all the motor carrier's hazardous materials shipments or hazardous waste shipments transported during the previous year by the total weight of all shipments transported during the same year.
(2) For truckload shipments, divide the total number of hazardous materials shipments or hazardous waste shipments
during the previous year by the total number of all shipments
transported during the same year.
(e) A carrier that transports both truckload shipments and
shipments of less than a truckload of hazardous materials shall
calculate the percentage of hazardous materials activity on a
proportional basis between truckload shipments and shipments of
less than a truckload.
(f) A motor carrier shall use data from the most recent complete
fiscal or calendar year in calculating the percentages required
under this section.
Sec. 28. (a) The department shall use revenue generated from
registration fees under this chapter to enhance the safe
transportation of hazardous materials in Indiana.
(b) The department shall use revenue generated from permit
fees under this chapter only to cover costs associated with
administering the permit process.
(c) The department may develop a fee structure under this
chapter based on the level of effort required to review individual
applications if the department:
(1) provides an estimate of charges to each applicant; and
(2) establishes an appeals process.
The department shall use revenues generated from processing fees
under this chapter to cover costs associated with administering the
registration process.
Sec. 29. (a) The department may enter into agreements with
federal agencies, a national repository, or other participating states
to allow for reciprocal registration and permitting of motor
carriers transporting hazardous materials or hazardous waste. The
agreements may include procedures for:
(1) determining base states;
(2) the collection and distribution of fees;
(3) dispute resolution;
(4) the exchange of information for reporting and
enforcement; and
(5) other provisions necessary to administer this chapter and
the uniform program.
(b) The department may make payments to agencies of other
participating states in the uniform program to reimburse
apportioned registration permit fees.
(c) The department may make payments to a national repository
to facilitate this agreement.
(d) The department may develop forms, applications, and
software required to implement this chapter.
Sec. 30. (a) The department may:
(1) inspect or examine any motor vehicle or facility operated
by a motor carrier; or
(2) conduct investigations, audits, or compliance reviews;
to determine compliance with, or eligibility for registration or
permitting under, this chapter and the uniform program.
(b) The department may inspect and electronically reproduce
any papers, books, records, documents, or evidentiary material
necessary to determine if a motor carrier is complying with, or is
eligible for registration or permitting under, this chapter and the
uniform program.
(c) The department may conduct investigations and audits
necessary to determine:
(1) if a motor carrier is entitled to a permit; or
(2) the need for a suspension or revocation.
(d) A person that fails to comply with this chapter commits a
Class C infraction. Each day of noncompliance constitutes a
separate infraction for purposes of this subsection.
Sec. 31. (a) The department shall immediately suspend or
revoke a registration or permit, or deny an application for a
registration or permit, upon determination of any of the following
conditions:
(1) The motor carrier made a materially false or misleading
statement in an application.
(2) The motor carrier has committed one (1) or more
misdemeanors or felonies under Indiana law.
(3) The United States Department of Transportation has
issued the motor carrier an unsatisfactory rating under its
motor carrier rating system.
(4) The motor carrier is under a current out of service order
under 49 CFR 395.13 or 49 CFR 396.9(c)(12).
(5) The motor carrier does not maintain the appropriate level
of financial responsibility under IC 8-2.1-22 or IC 9-25, as
applicable.
(6) The motor carrier has exhibited a reckless disregard for
the public and the environment.
(b) Upon making a determination under subsection (a), the
department shall:
(1) suspend or revoke the registration credential or permit
issued to the motor carrier under section 23 of this chapter;
(2) suspend or revoke the hazardous materials or hazardous
waste transportation operations in Indiana if the motor
carrier is operating under a registration or permit issued by
another participating state; or
(3) deny the motor carrier's application for a registration or
permit.
(c) If the department revokes a registration or permit, the
department shall notify the carrier by certified mail of:
(1) the reasons for the revocation;
(2) the steps necessary for reinstatement; and
(3) the process to appeal the revocation.
(d) If the department suspends a registration or permit, the
department shall notify the carrier by certified mail of:
(1) the reasons for the suspension;
(2) the steps necessary for reinstatement;
(3) the process to appeal the suspension; and
(4) the date by which the carrier must achieve compliance to
avoid revocation of the registration or permit.
(e) If the department denies an application, the department shall
notify the carrier by certified mail of:
(1) the reasons for the denial;
(2) the steps necessary for approval; and
(3) the process to appeal the denial.
(f) Upon receiving notice under this section, a motor carrier
may submit a written request to the department for a hearing
under IC 4-21.5.
(g) The department may reinstate a notice of registration form
or permit that was suspended under this section if the department
is satisfied that the motor carrier has corrected the violations that
caused the suspension and that further violations are unlikely.
(h) The department may issue a registration credential or
permit that was previously denied to a motor carrier if the
department is satisfied that the motor carrier has corrected the
violations that caused the denial and that further violations are
unlikely.
Sec. 32. This chapter preempts and supersedes any hazardous
materials or hazardous waste transportation registration or
permitting program administered or enforced by a state or local
agency or other political subdivision.
Sec. 33. (a) To become party to the uniform program, Indiana
shall:
(1) meet the requirements of admittance contained in the
uniform program administrator's manual; and
(2) petition the governing board for admittance.
(b) As required by uniform program procedures, the governor shall appoint a person to attend all meetings of the AUHMTP and serve on the alliance governing board.
(c) The department shall supply information upon request to the AUHMTP data repository.
(d) The department shall follow AUHMTP requirements regarding the assessing of fees to support central AUHMTP functions. The state shall pay the fees to the AUHMTP based on the alliance fee schedule.
