[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5977 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5977

  To amend title 49, United States Code, to require a motor carrier, 
broker, or freight forwarder that collects a fuel surcharge to disclose 
 and pay the fuel surcharge to the person responsible for bearing the 
               cost of the fuel, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 2008

Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Ellsworth) 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 require a motor carrier, 
broker, or freight forwarder that collects a fuel surcharge to disclose 
 and pay the fuel surcharge to the person responsible for bearing the 
               cost of the fuel, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trust in Reliable Understanding of 
Consumer Costs Act'' or the ``TRUCC Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE AND PASS THROUGH OF MOTOR CARRIER FUEL COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 14102 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Disclosure and Pass Through to Cost Bearer.--A motor carrier, 
broker, or freight forwarder providing or arranging transportation or 
service using fuel for which it does not bear the cost shall provide to 
the person that bears the cost of such fuel--
            ``(1) a payment in an amount equal to the charges, invoiced 
        or otherwise presented to the person directly responsible to 
        the motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder, which relate 
        to the cost of the fuel; and
            ``(2) at the time payment is made under paragraph (1), a 
        written list that specifically identifies any freight charge, 
        brokerage fee or commission, fuel surcharge or adjustment, and 
        any other charges invoiced or otherwise presented to the person 
        described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Billing and Collection Practices.--Section 13708(b) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) False or Misleading Information.--No person may cause a motor 
carrier, broker, or freight forwarder to present false or misleading 
information on a document or in an oral representation about the actual 
rate, charge, or allowance to any party to the transaction or 
transportation.''.
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