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 115 STAT. 866 PUBLIC LAW 107-87—DEC. 18, 2001 (6) requires State inspectors who detect violations of Federal motor carrier safety laws or regulations to enforce them or notify Federal authorities of such violations; (7)(A) equips EJI United States-Mexico commercial border crossings with scales suitable for enforcement action; equips 5 of the 10 such crossings that have the highest volxmie of commercial vehicle traffic with weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems; ensures that the remgdning 5 such border crossings are equipped within 12 months; requires inspectors to verify the weight of each Mexican motor carrier commercigd vehicle entering the United States at said WIM equipped high volume border crossings; and (B) initiates a study to determine which other crossings should also be equipped with weigh-in-motion systems; (8) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has implemented a policy to ensure that no Mexican motor carrier will be granted authority to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States- Mexico border unless that carrier provides proof of valid insurance with an insurance compeuiy licensed in the United States; (9) requires commercial vehicles operated by a Mexican motor carrier to enter the United States only at commercial border crossings where and when a certified motor carrier safety inspector is on duty and where adequate capacity exists to conduct a sufficient number of meaningful vehicle sEifety inspections and to accommodate vehicles placed out-of-service as a result of said inspections. Publication. (10) publishes— (A) interim final regulations under section 210(b) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31144 note) that establish minimum requirements for motor carriers, including foreign motor carriers, to ensure they £u-e knowledgeable about Federeil safety standards, that may include the administration of a proficiency exEunination; (B) interim final regulations under section 31148 of title 49, United States Code, that implement measures to improve training and provide for the certification of motor carrier safety auditors; (C) a policy under sections 218(a) and (b) of that Act (49 U.S.C. 31133 note) establishing standards for the determination of the appropriate number of Federal and State motor c£UTier inspectors for the United States-Mexico border; (D) a policy under section 219(d) of that Act (49 U.S.C. 14901 note) that prohibits foreign motor carriers from leasing vehicles to another carrier to treuisport products to the United States while the lessor is subject to a suspension, restriction, or limitation on its right to operate in the United States; and (E) a policy under section 219(a) of that Act (49 U.S.C. 14901 note) that prohibits foreign motor carriers from operating in the United States that is found to have operated illegally in the United States. (b) No vehicles owned or leased by a Mexican motor carrier and carrying hazardous materials in a placsirdable quantity may be permitted to operate beyond a United States municipality or

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