Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§31145 Coordination of Governmental activities and paperwork
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › Part PART B— - COMMERCIAL › Chapter CHAPTER 311— - COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SAFETY REGULATION › § 31145
Summary
The Secretary of Transportation must coordinate federal agencies to protect the safety and health of people who operate commercial motor vehicles. The Secretary must also try to reduce paperwork, prevent overlapping rules, and avoid placing unreasonable burdens on people who must follow these regulations.
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Title 49, §31145
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The Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate the activities of departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government to ensure adequate protection of the safety and health of operators of commercial motor vehicles. The Secretary shall attempt to minimize paperwork burdens to ensure maximum coordination and to avoid overlap and the imposition of unreasonable burdens on persons subject to regulations under this subchapter.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3114549 App.:2517(b).Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–554, § 220(b), 98 Stat. 2846.
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49 U.S.C. § 31145
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73