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 105 STAT. 2144 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 Regulations. 49 USC app. 2304 note. Regulations. 49 USC app. 2302 note. tion 402 and which are beneficial to all jurisdictions. Such funds shall be announced publicly and awarded competitively, whenever practicable, to any of the eligible States for up to 100 percent of the State costs, or to other persons as determined by the Secretary. "(6) PUBLIC EDUCATION.— The Secretary shall obligate from funds made available by subsection (a)(2) for any fiscal year not less than $350,000 to educate the motoring public on how to share the road safely with commercial motor vehicles. In carry- ing out such education activities, the States shall consult with appropriate industry representatives.". (i) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— Section 404 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(h) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— The Secretary shall make payments to a State of costs incurred by it under this section and section 402, as reflected by vouchers submitted by the State. Payments shall not exceed the Federal share of costs incurred as of the date of the vouchers.". (j) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY FUNCTIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated for the motor carrier safety functions of the Federal Highway Administration $49,317,000 for fiscal year 1992. (k) NEW FORMULA FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, by regulation, shall develop an improved formula and processes for the allocation among eligible States of the funds made available under the motor carrier safety assistance program. In conducting such a revision, the Secretary shall take into account ways to provide incentives to States that demonstrate innovative, successful, costefficient, or cost-effective programs to promote commercial motor vehicle safety and hazardous materials transportation safety. In particular, the Secretary shall place special emphasis on incentives to States that conduct traffic safety enforcement activities that are coupled with motor carrier safety inspections. In improving the formula, the Secretary shall also take into account ways to provide incentives to States that increase compatibility of State commercial motor vehicle safety and hazardous materials transportation regulations with the Federal safety regulations and promote other factors intended to promote effectiveness and efficiency that the Secretary determines appropriate. (1) INTRASTATE COMPATIBILITY.—Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue final regulations specifying tolerance guidelines and standards for ensuring compatibility of intreistate commercial motor vehicle safety law and regulations with the Federal motor carrier safety regulations under the motor carrier safety assistance program. Such guidelines and standards shall, to the extent practicable, allow for maximum flexibility while ensuring the degree of uniformity that will not diminish transportation safety. In the review of State plans and the allocation or granting of funds under section 153 of title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that such guidelines and standards are applied uniformly. SEC. 4003. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM. Part A of title IV of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2301-2305) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

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