Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1978

 119 STAT. 1960

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

(4) monitor the progress of administrative regulation projects relating to motor fuel taxes; (5) review the results of Federal and State agency cooperative efforts regarding motor fuel taxes; (6) review the results of Federal interagency cooperative efforts regarding motor fuel taxes; and (7) evaluate and make recommendations to the President and Congress regarding— (A) the effectiveness of existing Federal enforcement programs regarding motor fuel taxes, (B) enforcement personnel allocation, and (C) proposals for regulatory projects, legislation, and funding. (c) MEMBERSHIP.— (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall be composed of the following representatives appointed by the Chairmen and the Ranking Members of the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives: (A) At least one representative from each of the following Federal entities: the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation—Office of Inspector General, the Federal Highway Administration, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Justice. (B) At least one representative from the Federation of State Tax Administrators. (C) At least one representative from any State department of transportation. (D) Two representatives from the highway construction industry. (E) Six representatives from industries relating to fuel distribution—refiners (two representatives), distributors (one representative), pipelines (one representative), and terminal operators (two representatives). (F) One representative from the retail fuel industry. (G) Two representatives from the staff of the Committee on Finance of the Senate and two representatives from the staff of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. (2) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. (3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (4) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members shall serve without pay but shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (5) CHAIRMAN.—The Chairman of the Commission shall be elected by the members. (d) FUNDING.—Such sums as are necessary shall be available from the Highway Trust fund for the expenses of the Commission. (e) CONSULTATION.—Upon request of the Commission, representatives of the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for consultation to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under this section.

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