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 113 STAT. 1770 PUBLIC LAW 106-159—DEC. 9, 1999 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS. — (1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary shall conduct a study of the effectiveness of the revised civil penalties established in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and this Act in ensuring prompt and sustained compliance with Federal motor carrier safety and commercial driver's license laws. (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall transmit the results of such study and any recommendations to Congress by September 30, 2002. SEC. 223. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRESS REPORT. Not later than May 25, 2000, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a status report on the Department of Transportation's quantitative progress toward reducing motor carrier fatalities by 50 percent by the year 2009. 49 USC 31100 SEC. 224. STUDY OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH CAUSA- note. TION. (a) OBJECTIVES.— The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study to determine the causes of, and contributing factors to, crashes that involve commercial motor vehicles. The study shall also identify data requirements and collection procedures, reports, and other measures that will improve the Department of Transportation's and States' ability to— (1) evaluate future crashes involving commercial motor vehicles; (2) monitor crash trends and identify causes and contributing factors; and (3) develop effective safety improvement policies and programs. (b) DESIGN. —The study shall be designed to yield information that will help the Department and the States identify activities and other measures likely to lead to significant reductions in the frequency, severity, and rate per mile traveled of crashes involving commercial motor vehicles, including vehicles described in section 31132(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code. As practicable, the study shall rank such activities and measures by the reductions each would likely achieve, if implemented. (c) CONSULTATION. —In designing and conducting the study, the Secretary shall consult with persons with expertise on— (1) crash causation and prevention; (2) commercial motor vehicles, drivers, and carriers, including passenger carriers; (3) highways and noncommercial motor vehicles and drivers; (4) Federal and State highway and motor carrier safety programs; (5) research methods and statistical analysis; and (6) other relevant topics. (d) PUBLIC COMMENT. — The Secretary shall make available for public comment information about the objectives, methodology, implementation, findings, and other aspects of the study. (e) REPORTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall promptly transmit to Congress the results of the study, together with any legislative recommendations.

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