GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

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SENATE BILL 740

 

 

Short Title:        DPS Study Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senators B. Jackson, Bingham, and Brock (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:	Transportation.

May 15, 2014

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO STUDY THE STATE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SAFETY ALLIANCE NORTH AMERICAN STANDARD INSPECTION PROGRAM, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY AWARENESS STUDY COMMISSION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  The Department of Public Safety shall study the State's participation in the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance North American Standard Inspection Program for roadside commercial vehicle safety inspections. The study shall include (i) a history of when North Carolina began participating in the program; (ii) an explanation of how the program is currently being implemented; (iii) data on how many safety inspection decals are issued annually; and (iv) a geographic analysis of where safety inspection decals are issued within the State. The Department shall report the results of its study to the Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission by November 1, 2014.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.