[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 507 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 507

   To amend title 49, United States Code, to transfer certain motor 
carrier safety functions vested in the Secretary of Transportation from 
  the Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic 
                         Safety Administration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 1999

   Mr. Wolf introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 49, United States Code, to transfer certain motor 
carrier safety functions vested in the Secretary of Transportation from 
  the Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic 
                         Safety Administration.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF FUNCTION FROM FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 104(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (1), by 
striking paragraph (2), and by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(2).

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF FUNCTION TO NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 105(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by redesignating 
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and by inserting after paragraph (1) 
the following:
            ``(2) duties and powers related to motor carrier safety 
        vested in the Secretary by chapters 5 and 315 of this title; 
        and''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall take 
effect on the 180th day following the date of enactment of this Act; 
except that the Secretary of Transportation may take such action as may 
be necessary to ensure the orderly transfer of the duties and powers 
related to motor carrier safety vested in the Secretary by chapters 5 
and 315 of title 49, United States Code, and employees carrying out 
such duties and powers, from the Federal Highway Administration to the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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