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 108 STAT. 992 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 information system by contract, through an agreement with one or more States, or by designating, after consulting with the States, a third party that represents the interests of the States. (3) The Secretary shall prescribe standards to ensure— (A) uniform information collection and reporting by the States necessary to carry out this section; and (B) the availability and reliability of the information to the States and the Secretary from the information system. (c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. —The Secretary shall make grants to States to carry out a project to demonstrate ways of establishing an information system that will link the motor carrier safety information network system of the Department and similar State systems with the motor vehicle registration and licensing systems of the States. The project shall be designed— (1) to allow a State when issuing license plates for a commercial motor vehicle to establish through use of the information system the safety fitness of the person seeking to register the vehicle; and (2) to decide on types of sanctions that may be imposed on the registrant, or the types of conditions or limitations that may be imposed on the operations of the registrant, to ensure the safety fitness of the registrant. (d) REVIEW OF STATE SYSTEMS.—Not later than December 18, 1992, the Secretary, in cooperation with the States, shall review State motor vehicle registration systems related to license tags for commercial motor vehicles to decide whether those systems can be used in carrying out this section. (e) REGULATIONS. —The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS. —Not later than January 1, 1995, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the cost, benefits, and feasibility of the information system established under subsection (b) of this section. If the Secretary decides that the system would be beneficial on a nationwide basis, the Secretary shall include in the report recommendations on legislation to implement a nationwide system. (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — Amounts necessary to carry out this section may be made available to the Secretary under section 31104(g)(1)(B) of this title. § 31107. Truck and bus accident grant program . (a) STATE GRANTS.—The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants to States that agree to adopt or have adopted the recommendations of the National Governors' Association related to police accident reports for truck and bus accidents. The Secretary may make a grant under this section only to assist a State in carrying out those recommendations, including— (1) assisting the State in designing appropriate forms; (2) drafting instruction manuals; (3) training appropriate State and local officers on matters, including training on accident investigation techniques to decide on the probable cause of truck and bus accidents; (4) analyzing and evaluating safety information to develop recommended changes to existing safety programs necessary to address more effectively the causes of truck and bus accidents; and

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