§31702. Working group

(a) Establishment.-The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a working group of State and local government officials, including representatives of the National Governors' Association, the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Federation of Tax Administrators, and the Board of Directors for the International Fuel Tax Agreement, and a representative of the Regional Fuel Tax Agreement.

(b) Purposes.-The purposes of the working group are-

(1) to propose procedures to resolve disputes among States participating in the International Registration Plan and among States participating in the International Fuel Tax Agreement, including designating the Secretary or any other person to resolve the disputes; and

(2) to provide technical assistance to States participating or seeking to participate in the Plan or Agreement.

(c) Consultation Requirement.-In carrying out subsection (b) of this section, the working group shall consult with members of the motor carrier industry.

(d) Report.-(1) Not later than December 18, 1993, the working group shall submit a report to-

(A) the Secretary;

(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;

(C) the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives;

(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives;

(E) the States participating in the International Registration Plan; and

(F) the States participating in the International Fuel Tax Agreement.

(2) The report shall contain a detailed statement of the working group's findings and conclusions and its joint recommendations about the matters referred to in subsection (b) of this section. After submitting the report, the working group periodically may review and modify the findings and conclusions and the joint recommendations as appropriate and submit a report containing the modifications to the Secretary and the committees specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(e) Relationship to Other Laws.-The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.) does not apply to the working group.

( Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1031 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
31702	49:11506 (note).	Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, §4008(a)–(d), 105 Stat. 2153 .

In subsection (a), the words "Not later than 180 days after December 18, 1991" are omitted as obsolete. The word "comprised" is omitted as surplus.

In subsection (b)(1), the word "Secretary" is substituted for "Department of Transportation" for consistency in the revised title.

References in Text

The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (e), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770 , as amended, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Change of Name

Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 31708 of this title.