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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 771
BY SENATOR CHAISSON
MOTOR CARRIERS. Provides for the regulation of motor carriers. (8/15/10)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1526 and R.S. 45:161, 162, 163, 164, 167, 169, and 169:1,2
relative to the regulation of motor carriers; to provide relative to the Unified Carrier3
Registration Agreement; to provide for the regulation of interstate and intrastate4
motor carriers; to provide for funds; to provide for the powers, duties, and functions5
of the state and its agencies in the regulation of motor carriers; and to provide for6
related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 32:1526 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 9
§1526. Unified Carrier Registration Agreement; enforcement; disposition of money10
collected; Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Fund11
A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Department of Public12
Safety and Corrections shall be the state agency which shall administer and enforce13
the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement through its office of motor vehicles,14
office of state police, and such other offices, sections, or divisions as the secretary15
deems necessary, in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the16
board of directors of the Unified Carrier Registration Plan, all as provided for in the17 SB NO. 771
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Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, 49 U.S.C. 14504a et seq. The department1
shall be identified to the secretary of the United States Department of Transportation2
as the state agency that has the legal authority, resources, and qualified personnel3
necessary to administer and enforce such act and such rules and regulations as4
provided for in 49 U.S.C. 14504a(e)(1)(A). The secretary of the Department of5
Public Safety and Corrections, subject to the oversight of the House and Senate6
committees on transportation, highways and public works, shall adopt and7
promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure8
Act necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.9
B.(1) All revenue collected by or distributed to the department under the10
Unified Carrier Registration Agreement shall be deposited upon receipt into the state11
treasury. Out of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund12
after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by13
the full faith and credit of the state that become due and payable during a fiscal year14
as provided for in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the15
treasurer shall each fiscal year deposit into a special fund hereby created in the state16
treasury, to be known as the "Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Fund", an17
amount equal to the total amount received by the treasurer pursuant to this18
Subsection.19
(2) All unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund at the end of a20
fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall be available for use in the next fiscal21
year as provided for in this Subsection. Money in the fund shall be invested as22
provided by law, and any interest earned on such investments shall be credited to the23
fund after compliance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the24
Constitution of Louisiana.25
(3) The money in the fund shall be used each fiscal year solely and26
exclusively by the department, except as provided for in Paragraph (2) of this27
Subsection, for motor carrier safety programs, enforcement, or the administration of28
the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement29 SB NO. 771
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as required by the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005.1
Section 2. R.S. 45:161, 162, 163, 164, 167, 169, and 169.1 are hereby amended and2
reenacted to read as follows:3
§161. Declaration of policy4
The business of operating motor vehicles intrastate for hire as common or5
contract carriers of persons or household goods, waste, or any other classification of6
carriers, other than a contract carrier by bus, created by law for compensation upon7
the public highways and bridges of this state is a business affected with a public8
interest.9
§162. Definitions10
The following words and phrases when used in this Chapter shall have the11
meanings ascribed to them in this Section except where a different meaning is12
expressly stated or clearly indicated by the context .:13
(1) "Car pool" means a mode of transportation provided in any motor vehicle14
that is a private passenger automobile or station wagon, which has a seating capacity15
of not more than nine persons, including the driver, and in which the transportation16
is incidental to the purpose of the driver.17
(2) "Certificate" means a certificate of public convenience and necessity18
issued to intrastate transporters of household goods or waste, which shall not include19
transporters of salt water utilized in oil well exploration or production, by motor20
vehicle, and intrastate transporters of passengers by motor vehicle, other than21
contract carriers by bus, under R.S. 45:161 through 172.22
(3) "Commission" means the Louisiana Public Service Commission.23
(4) "Commissioner" means one of the members of the Louisiana Public24
Service Ccommission.25
(5)(a) "Common carrier by motor vehicle" means any person, other than a26
contract carrier by bus, the essential nature of whose business comprises engaging27
in, soliciting, or accepting household goods, passengers, or waste, for intrastate28
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himself out as so available to the public generally and indiscriminately for such1
business, whether or not the business is conducted over a regular route, between2
fixed termini, within a defined area, or upon a regular or irregular schedule.3
(b) There shall be two main classes of common carriers: "common carriers4
of commodities over regular routes"; and "common carriers of special commodities5
over irregular routes".6
(c) "Common carriers of special commodities over irregular routes" means7
any person, as a common carrier, transporting commodities intrastate which require8
special equipment, service, or handling over irregular routes and not between fixed9
termini.10
(d) All certificates of public convenience and necessity now issued and11
validly outstanding for common carriers defined herein shall continue in full force12
and effect until the further orders of the commission. Those portions of certificates13
of public convenience and necessity issued and validly outstanding prior to January14
1, 1995, which are subject to the preemption as provided by Section 601 of the15
Federal Aviation Administration Act of 1994 are null and void and shall have no16
continuing value.17
(e) Any person, other than a contract carrier by bus, who, with or without18
specific contracts, furnishes such transportation to more than five separate shippers19
of property or more than five passengers shall be prima facie held to be a common20
carrier and the burden shall rest upon him to show by a clear preponderance and to21
the satisfaction of the commission that the character of his operations is not that of22
a common carrier.23
(f) This Paragraph shall not apply to the business of any person conducted24
mainly within the corporate limits of one incorporated municipality but within a25
radius of seven miles of the corporate limits of the incorporated municipality but26
this exemption shall not apply to motor carriers of passengers operating beyond the27
limits of the parish of their domicile unless the major portion of such carrier's28
operations are conducted within the corporate limits of one municipality.29 SB NO. 771
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(g) This definition shall not include a bus or passenger coach or passenger1
carrying trailer or semitrailer operated wholly within the corporate limits of a n2
incorporated municipality or parish and also operated within seven miles of the3
corporate limits thereof, pursuant to a franchise granted by the municipality or4
parish.5
(6) "Contract" as used in this Section means any arrangement, agreement, or6
understanding covering or contemplating the intrastate transportation of household7
goods, passengers, or waste for hire, charge, compensation, or for any benefit8
amounting to a consideration, and such arrangement, agreement, or understanding9
shall be considered a contract within the meaning of this Paragraph if it contemplates10
a reasonably large and regular or periodic movement for a particular party or parties,11
for a period of time exhibiting some permanence to the arrangement, agreement, or12
understanding.13
(7) "Contract carrier by bus" means any person transporting persons intrastate14
for hire, charge, or compensation over any highway of this state using a bus as15
defined in R.S. 32:1(5), wherein such bus is designed to carry sixteen or more16
persons.17
(8) "Contract carrier by motor vehicle" means any person not included under18
Paragraph (5) of this Section, who under special and individual contracts or19
agreements, and whether directly or by other arrangement, transports household20
goods, passengers, or waste by vehicle intrastate for compensation or hire, where in21
the course of the transportation a highway between two or more incorporated22
municipalities is traversed.23
(9) "Department" means the Department of Highways Transportation and24
Development.25
(10) "Highway" includes every way or place of whatever kind open to the use26
of the public for the purpose of vehicular traffic.27
(11) "Household goods" means:28
(a) Personal effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling when the29 SB NO. 771
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personal effects and property are a part of the equipment or supply of such dwelling.1
(b) Furniture, fixtures, equipment, and the property of stores, offices,2
museums, institutions, hospitals, or other establishments when a part of the stock,3
equipment, or supply of such establishments.4
(c) Articles, including objects of art, displays, and exhibits, which, because5
of their unusual nature or value, require specialized handling and equipment usually6
employed in moving household goods.7
(12) "Limousine service" means a nonscheduled charter passenger service8
using vehicles which meet manufacturer's specifications for no more than fifteen9
passengers.10
(13) "Motor carriers" include both a common carrier by motor vehicle and11
contract carrier by motor vehicle, which transport household goods, passengers,12
waste intrastate, or any other classification of carriers created by law which13
transports household goods, passengers, or waste intrastate for compensation or hire.14
"Motor carriers" shall include tow trucks. "Motor carriers" shall not include contract15
carriers by bus; however, for purposes of R.S. 45:173 and 1177 only, a contract16
carrier by bus shall be considered a "motor carrier" subject to the control and17
jurisdiction of the Public Service Ccommission.18
(14) "Permit" means the permission issued under the terms of R.S. 45:16119
through 45:172, to contract carriers by motor vehicle.20
(15) "Person" includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not.21
(16) "Private carrier" when used in this Chapter means any person not22
included in the term "common carrier by motor vehicle" or "contract carrier by motor23
vehicle" transporting in intrastate commerce by motor vehicle property of which24
such person is the owner, lessee, or bailee when such transportation is for the25
purpose of sale, lease, rent, or bailment, or in furtherance of any commercial26
enterprise.27
(17) "Suburban territory" means territory wholly within the state which28
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in this state.1
(18) "Van pool" means a mode of transportation provided in any motor2
vehicle that is a passenger van, that has a seating capacity of not less than seven nor3
more than fifteen persons, including the driver, and in which the transportation is4
incidental to the purpose of the driver.5
(19) "Vehicle" means every device by which any person or property is6
transported upon the highways of this state, except devices moved by animal power7
or exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.8
(20) "Waste" means:9
(a) "Non-hazardous oilfield wastes" means waste defined as non-hazardous10
oilfield wastes by R.S. 30:1 et seq. and regulations adopted pursuant thereto disposed11
of at facilities not owned or operated by said transporters.12
(b) "Non-hazardous industrial solid waste" means waste defined as13
non-hazardous industrial solid waste by the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act,14
R.S. 30:2001 et seq. and Solid Waste Regulations adopted pursuant thereto15
(Environmental Regulator Code 33:VIII.101 et seq.), disposed of at facilities not16
owned or operated by said transporters.17
(c) "Hazardous waste" means waste defined as hazardous by the Louisiana18
Environmental Quality Act, R.S. 30:2001 et seq., and the hazardous waste19
regulations adopted pursuant thereto (Environmental Regulator Code 33:V.101 et20
seq.), disposed of at facilities not owned or operated by said transporters.21
§163. Powers of commission; rates; insurance policies or bonds22
A. The commission has the power and authority necessary to supervise,23
govern, regulate, and control motor carriers, other than a contract carrier by bus,24
which transport household goods, passengers, or waste intrastate and to fix25
reasonable and just rates, fares, tolls, or charges for the commodities furnished or26
services rendered by such motor carriers. The commission shall prescribe rules and27
regulations governing the operation of contract carriers in competition with common28
carriers, and prescribe minimum rates, fares, and charges to be collected by such29 SB NO. 771
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carriers.1
B. The power, authority, and duties of the commission shall include all2
matters connected with the service to be given or rendered, the records to be kept by3
motor carriers, and except as otherwise provided, the power to adopt and enforce4
such reasonable rules, regulations, and modes of procedure as it may deem proper5
for the discharge of its duties, to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses,6
to swear witnesses, to compel the production of books and papers, to take testimony7
under commission and punish for contempt as fully as is provided for by law by the8
district courts, and to prescribe and require the furnishing and filing of tariffs and9
schedules.10
C.(1) The commission shall be charged with the duty of policing and11
enforcing the provisions of R.S. 45:161 through R.S. 45:178. Its duly appointed12
officers shall have authority to make arrest for violations of any of the provisions of13
R.S. 45:161 through 45:178, orders, decisions, rules and regulations of the14
commission, or any part or portion thereof, and to serve any notice, order or15
subpoena issued by any court, the commission, its secretary or any employee16
authorized to issue same, and to this end shall have full authority throughout the17
state.18
(2) Such officers upon reasonable belief that any motor vehicle is being19
operated in violation of any provisions of R.S. 45:161 through R.S. 45:178, shall be20
authorized to require the driver thereof to stop and exhibit the registration certificate21
issued for such vehicle, to submit to such officers for inspection any and all bills of22
lading, waybills, invoices or other evidences of the character of the lading being23
transported in such vehicle and to permit such officer to inspect the contents of such24
vehicle for the purpose of comparing same with bills of lading, waybills, invoices or25
other evidence of ownership or of transportation for compensation.26
(3) It shall be the further duty of such enforcement officers to impound any27
books, papers, bills of lading, waybills, and invoices that would indicate the28
transportation service being performed is in violation of R.S. 45:161 through R.S.29 SB NO. 771
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45:178, subject to the further orders of the commission.1
(4) These officers shall also have the above authority with respect to anyone2
who procures, aids, or abets any motor carrier in violation of R.S. 45:161 through3
R.S. 45:178 or in his failure to obey, observe or comply with R.S. 45:161 through4
R.S. 45:178, or any such order, decision, rule, regulation, direction or requirement5
of the commission or any part or portion thereof.6
(5) For the purposes of this Section, the terms "officers", "duly appointed7
officers", and "enforcement officers" mean full-time employees of the commission8
who serve as enforcement officers for the commission.9
(6)(a) Each enforcement officer shall comply with the requirements of R.S.10
40:2405 which apply to full-time law enforcement officers prior to carrying weapons11
in the course and scope of their duties as Public Service Ccommission Eenforcement12
Oofficers. Enforcement officers shall be qualified annually in the use of firearms by13
the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training.14
(b) Enforcement officers are specifically authorized to attend any school or15
training course which is operated by a commercial entity, or which is operated by a16
public agency and which is open to peace officers from more than one law17
enforcement agency. Each person or agency operating a school or a training course18
which is attended by enforcement officers shall award the appropriate document or19
documents to each enforcement officer who successfully completes the requirements20
for certification, or for qualification, or for both.21
(c) The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Council on22
Peace Officer Standards and Training shall make the provisions which are necessary23
to enable enforcement officers to attend the required schools and training courses and24
for those enforcement officers who successfully complete the requirements for25
certification, or for qualification, or for both, to receive the appropriate documents26
to demonstrate the certification, or the qualification, or both.27
(d) The Public Service Ccommission shall pay the cost of providing to each28
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(7)(a) The commission shall issue a peace officer's commission to each1
enforcement officer who meets the requirements of this Subsection. The authority2
granted by a peace officer's commission which is issued under the provisions of this3
Subsection shall be limited to the powers, functions, duties, and responsibilities4
which are set forth for enforcement officers in this Subsection and which relate to5
the duty of the commission to police and enforce the provisions of R.S. 45:1616
through R.S. 45:178.7
(b) A peace officer's commission which is issued under the provisions of this8
Subsection shall not grant any authority other than the powers, functions, duties, and9
responsibilities which are set forth for enforcement officers in this Subsection and10
which relate to the duty of the commission to police and enforce the provisions of11
R.S. 45:161 through R.S. 45:178.12
(c) For the purposes set forth in this Subsection, each enforcement officer13
who is commissioned under the provisions of this Paragraph shall have all of the14
powers, functions, duties, and responsibilities of a commissioned peace officer,15
including the power to carry weapons while acting in the course and scope of their16
duties as enforcement officers.17
(d) Enforcement officers may carry concealed weapons while acting in the18
course and scope of their duties and the provisions of R.S. 14:95 shall not apply to19
enforcement officers who carry concealed weapons while acting in the course and20
scope of their duties.21
(8)(a) Enforcement officers who are acting in the course and scope of their22
duties as enforcement officers shall wear uniforms which clearly and conspicuously23
identify the enforcement officers as Public Service Ccommission Eenforcement24
Ofofficers.25
(b) Enforcement officers who are acting in the course and scope of their26
duties as enforcement officers and who are patrolling the public streets and highways27
in motor vehicles shall patrol only in motor vehicles which are clearly and28
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Ccommission.1
D.(1) The commission shall require the following policies of insurance and2
indemnity bonds:3
(a) Three thousand dollars C.O.D. bond from all common carriers of freight4
by motor vehicle.5
(b) Public liability and property damage insurance on trucks operated by both6
common and contract carriers providing coverage of two hundred fifty thousand7
dollars for injury or death to any one person not to exceed five hundred thousand8
dollars per occurrence, and ten thousand dollars property damage. Public liability9
and property damage insurance for tow trucks or wreckers providing coverage of not10
less than five hundred thousand dollars combined single limits coverage.11
(c) Public liability insurance on passenger buses providing coverage of two12
hundred fifty thousand dollars for injury or death to any one person not to exceed13
five hundred thousand dollars per occurrence, and property damage insurance on14
passenger buses providing coverage of ten thousand dollars.15
(2) These insurance policies and indemnity bonds shall be written by16
companies qualified to do business in this state.17
E. The commission shall provide the personnel and equipment required to18
fully implement the provisions of R.S. 32:390.23 as it relates to the licensing19
activities of the commission.20
§164. Common carrier's certificate; contract carrier's permit21
A. Except as provided by Subsection C of this Section, no motor carrier, as22
defined in R.S. 45:162(10)(13), shall operate as a common carrier without first23
having obtained from the commission a certificate of public convenience and24
necessity, which shall be issued only after a written application made and filed, a25
public hearing, due notice given to applicant and all competing common carriers, and26
a finding by the commission that public convenience and necessity require the27
issuance of a certificate. No new or additional certificate shall be granted over a28
route where there is an existing certificate, unless it be clearly shown that the public29 SB NO. 771
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convenience and necessity would be materially promoted thereby.1
B. Except as provided by Subsection C of this Section, no motor carrier shall2
operate as a contract carrier without having had a public hearing and obtained from3
the commission a permit to do so, which permit shall not be issued unless in the4
public interest and until the applicant shall have complied with the requirements of5
R.S. 45:161 through 172.6
C. Wrecker and towing services, limousine services, and motor carriers of7
salt water utilized in oil well exploration and production shall not be required to8
prove public convenience and necessity when applying for a common carrier9
certificate or contract carrier permit.10
D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect any ordinance, enacted11
by a local governing authority and in effect on August 15, 1999, which requires any12
limousine service to prove public convenience and necessity as a requirement to13
operate within such parish or municipality.14
E.(1) All intrastate movers of household goods shall be required to apply for15
and secure a registration permit from the Louisiana Public Service Ccommission,16
shall secure and maintain the insurance policies required by the Louisiana Public17
Service Ccommission for movers of household goods, shall comply with all other18
requirements of the Louisiana Public Service Ccommission, shall carry motor truck19
cargo carriers insurance of at least fifty thousand dollars per truck and one hundred20
thousand dollars per catastrophe, shall secure and maintain workers' compensation21
insurance, and shall file a surety bond by a qualified surety company with the22
Louisiana Public Service Ccommission in the amount of five thousand dollars, prior23
to engaging in any activities related to moving household goods.24
(2)(a) Any carrier providing the intrastate transportation of household goods25
shall maintain a permanent establishment in the state. A permanent establishment26
shall mean a fixed place of business through which the business of the carrier is27
wholly or partly carried on. The place of business shall be a particular building or28
physical location used by the carrier for the conduct of its business, and it shall be29 SB NO. 771
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foreseeable that the carrier's use of this building or other physical location shall be1
more than temporary. The permanent establishment may include a place of2
management, a branch, an office, or a terminal. The permanent establishment may3
be operated by an employee of the carrier or an agent of the carrier provided that the4
agent has and habitually exercises the authority to conclude transportation contracts5
in the name of the carrier.6
(b) The carrier shall register the address and telephone number of its7
permanent establishment with the secretary of state and the Public Service8
Ccommission. Service of process with respect to all civil, criminal, or administrative9
proceedings brought before any court or administrative agency located in the state10
may be served on the carrier at its permanent establishment by any means provided11
by the applicable rules or procedure for that court or agency providing service of12
process.13
(c) Should the carrier cease to maintain a permanent establishment in the14
state, its right to conduct business in the state shall be immediately suspended.15
(3) The Louisiana Public Service Ccommission shall adopt and promulgate16
rules and regulations necessary to the proper implementation and administration of17
this Subsection, subject to the oversight of the standing committees on18
transportation, highways and public works of the Senate and the House of19
Representatives pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. The provisions of this20
Subsection shall apply only when the contract for moving household goods exceeds21
two hundred fifty dollars.22
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§167. Name and address of operator and certificate or permit number to be24
displayed25
There shall be displayed upon every vehicle operated intrastate under the26
authority of R.S. 45:161 through 172 the name and address of the operator and his27
certificate or permit number in such a manner as to be plainly discernible.28
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§169. Fees; disposition; refunds; credits; prescription1
A. Every motor carrier as defined in R.S. 45:162(10)(13) regularly operating,2
or which shall regularly operate in the state, is hereby required to pay to the3
Louisiana Public Service Ccommission a special fee of ten dollars for each motor4
vehicle or combination of vehicles operated or to be operated by the motor carrier.5
This special fee shall be paid at the time of the issuance of a certificate of6
convenience and necessity and shall be due each year thereafter between January7
first and February first; however, if the certificate of convenience and necessity is8
issued after January first of any year, the fee shall be prorated to the remaining9
portion of the year ending December thirty-first, but in no case shall the fee be less10
than one-fourth the annual fee. In case of emergency or unusual temporary demands11
for transportation, the fee for additional motor vehicles for a shorter period shall be12
fixed by the commission in such reasonable amounts as may be prescribed by13
general rule or temporary order. Every application for a certificate of convenience14
and necessity shall be accompanied by a filing fee of fifty dollars and every15
application for a permit shall be accompanied by a filing fee of twenty-five dollars,16
which fees shall be in addition to other fees and taxes and shall be retained by the17
commission whether the certificate of convenience and necessity be granted or not.18
B. If there has been an overpayment or a payment where no fee was due, the19
commission may credit the whole amount, or any portion of the payment to other20
liabilities of the taxpayer to the commission. If no fees or other charges are due, the21
commission shall make a refund of the payment out of current collections. The22
commission is not required to make a refund of less than one dollar. All rights to23
refunds or credits shall prescribe in three years from the 31st day of December in the24
year in which the tax was due.25
§169.1. Motor Carrier Regulation Fund26
A.(1) All monies recovered by the transportation division of the Public27
Service Ccommission, by the collection of intrastate application, registration, and28
permit fees, and fines collected from penalties, shall be deposited into the state29 SB NO. 771
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treasury and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. After1
satisfaction of the requirements of the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, the2
treasurer shall deposit into the special fund, hereby created in the state treasury and3
designated as the "Motor Carrier Regulation Fund", an amount equal to one hundred4
percent of the total sums recovered as provided in R.S. 45:168 and 169.5
(2) The Motor Carrier Regulation Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "carrier6
fund", shall additionally consist of all funds received by donation, grant, gift, or7
otherwise from any source and sums appropriated specifically to it by the legislature8
for increased regulatory enforcement of motor carriers.9
B. The director of the transportation division of the Public Service10
Ccommission shall administer the carrier fund and shall make disbursements from11
the fund for all necessary and appropriate expenditures. 12
C.(1) The monies in the carrier fund shall be used to defray the cost of13
regulation of the intrastate motor carrier industry, specifically by the transportation14
division of the Public Service Ccommission.15
(2) Monies in the carrier fund shall be available to increase manpower and16
physical support for regulation of the intrastate motor carrier industry.17
(3) Monies in the carrier fund shall be invested by the state treasurer as are18
monies in the state general fund. All interest earned on money invested by the state19
treasurer since the creation of the fund will be deposited into the state general fund.20
D. In any cases where monies from the carrier fund are expended in the21
prosecution of any violation of this Chapter, the attorney general shall institute a22
civil action to recover from the responsible person all such monies expended from23
the carrier fund. Any monies so recovered shall be paid into the carrier fund as24
provided by this Section.25
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Tracy Sabina Sudduth.
DIGEST
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
(1)Provides relative to the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement; the designation of
the state agency with enforcement; and provides for the disposition of money
collected and creates the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Fund in the state
treasury.
(2)Relative to intrastate motor carriers, designates the state agency with enforcement;
provides policy and definitions; provides powers and duties of La. Public Service
Commission relative thereto, including certification and permitting of carriers; duties
of certificate and permit holder; and funds relative thereto.
Proposed law makes technical corrections; otherwise retains present law.
Effective August 15, 2010.
(Amends R.S. 32:1526 and R.S. 45:161, 162, 163, 164, 167, 169, and 169.1)