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 105 STAT. 2146 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 be beneficial on a nationwide basis, including recommendations on legislation for the nationwide implementation of such system. "(e) FUNDING. —Funds necessary to carry out this section may be made available by the Secretary as provided in section 404(g)(2) of this title. "(f) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.— For purposes of this section, the term 'commercial motor vehicle' means any self-propelled or towed vehicle used on highways in intrastate or interstate commerce to transport passengers or property— "(1) if such vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds; "(2) if such vehicle is designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver; or "(3) if such vehicle is used in the transportation of materials found by the Secretary to be hazardous for the purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1801 et seq.) and are transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations issued by the Secretary under such Act.. SEC. 4004. TRUCK AND BUS ACCIDENT DATA GRANT PROGRAM. Part A of title IV of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2301-2305) is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 49 USC app. "SEC. 408. TRUCK AND BUS ACCIDENT DATA GRANT PROGRAM. 2307 "(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— The Secretary shall make grants to States which agree to adopt or have adopted the recommendations of the National Governors' Association with respect to police accident reports for truck and bus accidents. "(b) GRANT PURPOSES. —Grants may only be made under this section for assisting States in the implementation of the recommendations referred to in subsection (a), including— "(1) assisting States in designing appropriate forms; "(2) drafting instruction manuals; "(3) training appropriate State and local officers, including training on accident investigation techniques to determine the probable cause of accidents; "(4) analyzing and evaluating safety data so as to develop, if necessary, recommended changes to existing safety programs that more effectively would address the causes of truck and bus accidents; and "(5) such other activities as the Secretary determines are appropriate to carry out the objectives of this section. " (c) COORDINATION. — The Secretary shall coordinate grants made under this section with the highway safety programs being carried out under section 402 of title 23, United States Code, and may require that the data from the reports described in subsection (a) be included in the reports made to the Secretary under the uniform data collection and reporting program carried out under such section. "(d) FUNDING.— Funds necessary to carry out this section may be made available by the Secretary as provided in section 404(g)(3) of this title.". SEC. 4005. SINGLE STATE REGISTRATION SYSTEM. Section 11506 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

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