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 108 STAT. 1014 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 § 31162. Compliance review priority If the Secretary of Transportation identifies a pattern of violations of State or local traffic safety laws or regulations or commercial motor vehicle safety regulations, standards, or orders among drivers of commercial motor vehicles employed by a particular motor carrier, the Secretary or a State representative shall ensure that the motor carrier receives a high priority for review of that carrier's compliance with applicable United States Government and State commercial motor vehicle safety regulations. CHAPTER 313—COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEfflCLE OPERATORS Sec 31301. Definitions. 31302. Limitation on the niunber of driver's licenses. 31303. Notification requirements. 31304. Employer responsibilities. 31305. General driver fitness and testing. 31306. Alcohol and controlled substances testing. 31307. Minimum training requirements for operators of longer combination vehicles. 31308. Commercial driver's license. 31309. Commercial driver's license information system. 31310. Disqualifications. 31311. Requirements for State participation. 31312. Grants for testing and ensuring the fitness of operators of commercial motor vehicles. 31313. Grants for issuing commercial drivers' licenses and complying with State Sarticipation requirements, holding amounts for State noncompliance. 31315. Waiver authority. 31316. Limitation on statutory construction. 31317. Procedure for prescribing regulations. §31301. Definitions In this chapter— (1) "alcohol" has the same meaning given the term "alcoholic beverage" in section 158(c) of title 23. (2) "commerce" means trade, traffic, and transportation— (A) in the jurisdiction of the United States between a place in a State and a place outside that State (including a place outside the United States); or (B) in the United States that affects trade, traffic, and transportation described in subclause (A) of this clause. (3) "commercial driver's license" means a license issued by a State to an individual authorizing the individual to operate a class of commercial motor vehicles. (4) "commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property that— (A) has a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 26,001 pounds or a lesser gross vehicle weight rating the Secretary of Transportation prescribes by regulation, but not less than a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds; (B) is designed to transport at least 16 passengers including the driver; or (C) is used to transport material found by the Secretary to be hazardous under section 5103 of this title, except that a vehicle shall not be included as a commercial motor vehicle under this subclause if— (i) the vehicle does not satisfy the weight requirements of subclause (A) of this clause;

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