[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR350.331]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 350_COMMERCIAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart C_Funding
 
Sec. 350.331  How does a State ensure its laws and regulations are compatible 
with the FMCSRs and HMRs?

    (a) A State must review any new law or regulation affecting CMV 
safety as soon as possible, but in any event immediately after enactment 
or issuance, for compatibility with the FMCSRs and HMRs.
    (b) If the review determines that the new law or regulation is 
incompatible with the FMCSRs and/or HMRs, the State must immediately 
notify the Motor Carrier State Director.
    (c) A State must conduct an annual review of its laws and 
regulations for compatibility and report the results of that review in 
the annual CVSP in accordance with Sec. 350.213(l) along with a 
certification of compliance, no later than August 1 of each year. The 
report must include the following two items:
    (1) A copy of the State law, regulation, or policy relating to CMV 
safety that was adopted since the State's last report.
    (2) A certification, executed by the State's Governor, Attorney 
General, or other State official specifically designated by the 
Governor, stating that the annual review was performed and that State 
CMV safety laws remain compatible with the FMCSRs and HMRs. If State CMV 
laws are no longer compatible, the certifying official shall explain.
    (d) As soon as practical after the effective date of any newly 
enacted regulation or amendment to the FMCSRs or HMRs, but no later than 
three years after that date, the State must amend its laws or 
regulations to make them compatible with the FMCSRs and/or HMRs, as 
amended.

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