110TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 6630

To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting

authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate

beyond United States municipalities and commercial

zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly

authorized by Congress.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2

(a) TERMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later

than September 6, 2008, the Secretary of Transportation

shall terminate the one-year cross border demonstration

project the Secretary started on September 6, 2007, as

described in the Federal Register notices dated May 1,

2007 (72 Fed. Reg. 23883), June 8, 2007 (72 Fed. Reg.

31877), and August 17, 2007 (72 Fed. Reg. 46263).

(b) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.—

Unless expressly authorized by Congress, the Secretary

may not grant authority to a motor carrier domiciled in

Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and

commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border

after September 6, 2008.

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment

of this Act—

(1) the Inspector General of the Department of

Transportation shall transmit to Congress the final

report required by section 6901(c) of the U.S. Troop

Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and

Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Pub19

lic Law 110–28);

(2) the independent review panel established by

the Secretary to monitor the demonstration project

referred to in section 1(a) shall transmit to Congress

a report—

(A) evaluating the effects that the demonstration project has had on motor carrier safety, including an analysis of any accidents

involving motor carriers participating in the demonstration project; and

(B) containing recommendations for modifications to the process of granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate

beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border and for monitoring the future operations of such carriers in the United States, in order to enhance safety;

(3) the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress a report detailing the implementation of and the participation of motor carriers in the demonstration project referred to in section 1(a), including—

(A) the number and names of United States and Mexico domiciled motor carriers that participated in the demonstration project and

the number of vehicles each motor carrier utilized in the demonstration project;

(B) the number of border crossings by motor carriers participating in the demonstration project, including the number of crossings

which resulted in a motor carrier traveling beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border;

(C) an itemization of safety and operational violations identified among motor carrier participating in the demonstration project

in pre-authorization safety audits, compliance

reviews, and roadside inspections, including a

review of the most frequent types of violations;

(D) an analysis of the cost to the Federal

Government and State partners of implementing the demonstration project, including administrative costs, safety monitoring and enforcement costs, and the cost of installing global positioning system units on participating vehicles; and

(E) measures taken by the Secretary to

terminate the authority of motor carriers participating in the demonstration project to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border after September 6, 2008, and ensure that such motor carriers cease long-haul operations.