Unified Carrier Registration System plan and agreement

In this section and section 14506 (except as provided in paragraph (5)), the following definitions apply: Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “commercial motor vehicle”— Subject to subparagraph (B), the term “base-State” means, with respect to a unified carrier registration agreement, a State— A motor carrier, motor private carrier, broker, freight forwarder, or leasing company may designate another State in which it maintains an office or operating facility to be its base-State in the event that— In this section: The term “motor carrier” includes all carriers that are otherwise exempt from this part— In this section, the term “motor carrier” does not include— In section 14506, the term “motor carrier” includes all carriers that are otherwise exempt from this part— For purposes of this section, it shall be considered an unreasonable burden upon interstate commerce for any State or any political subdivision of a State, or any political authority of two or more States— to enact, impose, or enforce any requirement or standards with respect to, or levy any fee or charge on, any motor carrier or motor private carrier providing transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 (in this section referred to as an “interstate motor carrier” and an “interstate motor private carrier”, respectively) in connection with— the annual renewal of the intrastate authority, or the insurance filings, of the motor carrier or motor private carrier, or other intrastate filing requirement necessary to operate within the State if the motor carrier or motor private carrier is— in compliance with the laws and regulations of the State authorizing the carrier to operate in the State in accordance with section 14501(c)(2)(A); except with respect to— The board shall consist of 15 directors appointed by the Secretary as follows: The board of directors shall issue rules and regulations to govern the UCR agreement. The rules and regulations shall— prescribe uniform forms and formats, for— The board shall recommend to the Secretary the initial annual fees to be assessed carriers, leasing companies, brokers, and freight forwarders under the unified carrier registration agreement. In making its recommendation to the Secretary for the level of fees to be assessed in any agreement year, and in setting the fee level, the board and the Secretary shall consider— The Secretary shall set the initial annual fees for the next agreement year and any subsequent adjustment of those fees— No individual appointed to serve on the board shall be liable to any other director or to any other party for harm, either economic or non-economic, caused by an act or omission of the individual arising from the individual’s service on the board if— No State shall be eligible to participate in the unified carrier registration plan or to receive any revenues derived under the UCR agreement, unless the State submits to the Secretary, not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, a plan— The unified carrier registration agreement shall provide the following: Fees charged— The board may ask the Secretary to adjust the fees within a reasonable range on an annual basis if the revenues derived from the fees— Revenues derived under the UCR Agreement shall be allocated to participating States as follows: The excess funds deposited in the depository shall be distributed by the board of directors as follows: Nothing in this section— prohibits a participating State from issuing citations and imposing reasonable fines and penalties pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations of the State on any motor carrier, motor private carrier, freight forwarder, broker, or leasing company for failure to—