110 HR 7204 IH: To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the U.S. House of Representatives 2008-09-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7204 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2008 Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish sanctions and penalties applicable to an employer whenever an employee of the employer is convicted of driving an over-the-road bus under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance while acting within the scope of the employee’s employment.
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Sanctions applicable to employers of over-the-road bus drivers convicted of driving under the influence
Section 31310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (j)
Sanctions applicable to employers of over-the-road bus drivers convicted of driving under the influence
(1)
Sanctions
The Secretary shall issue regulations establishing sanctions and penalties applicable to an employer whenever an employee of the employer is convicted of driving an over-the-road bus under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance while acting within the scope of the employee’s employment. (2)
Minimum requirements
The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall require, at a minimum, that an employer described in paragraph (1) be subject for each offense, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed one year or a fine under title 18, or both. (3)
Over-the-road bus defined
In this subsection, the term over-the-road bus means a commercial motor vehicle providing intercity, fixed-route over-the-road service or other over-the-road service, as such terms are defined in section 3038(a) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 392). .