Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1758

 119 STAT. 1740

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS.—The term ‘‘commercial vehicle information systems and networks’’ means the information systems and communications networks that provide the capability to— (A) improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operations; (B) increase the efficiency of regulatory inspection processes to reduce administrative burdens by advancing technology to facilitate inspections and increase the effectiveness of enforcement efforts; (C) advance electronic processing of registration information, driver licensing information, fuel tax information, inspection and crash data, and other safety information; (D) enhance the safe passage of commercial motor vehicles across the United States and across international borders; and (E) promote the communication of information among the States and encourage multistate cooperation and corridor development. (2) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATIONS.—The term ‘‘commercial motor vehicle operations’’— (A) means motor carrier operations and motor vehicle regulatory activities associated with the commercial motor vehicle movement of goods, including hazardous materials, and passengers; and (B) with respect to the public sector, includes the issuance of operating credentials, the administration of motor vehicle and fuel taxes, and roadside safety and border crossing inspection and regulatory compliance operations. (3) CORE DEPLOYMENT.—The term ‘‘core deployment’’ means the deployment of systems in a State necessary to provide the State with the following capabilities: (A) Safety information exchange to— (i) electronically collect and transmit commercial motor vehicle and driver inspection data at a majority of inspection sites in the State; (ii) connect to the safety and fitness electronic records system for access to interstate carrier and commercial motor vehicle data, summaries of past safety performance, and commercial motor vehicle credentials information; and (iii) exchange carrier data and commercial motor vehicle safety and credentials information within the State and connect to such system for access to interstate carrier and commercial motor vehicle data. (B) Interstate credentials administration to— (i) perform end-to-end processing, including carrier application, jurisdiction application processing, and credential issuance, of at least the international registration plan and international fuel tax agreement credentials and extend this processing to other credentials, including intrastate registration, vehicle titling,

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