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GAO-07-771R 1 (2007-05-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptavib0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GOA United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 25, 2007 The Honorable Patty Murray Chairman The Honorable Christopher S. Bond Ranking Member Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, Urban Development, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Subject: Unified Motor Carrier Fee System: Progress Made but Challenges to Implementing New System Remain The congressionally established unified carrier fee system was not implemented before its predecessor, the Single State Registration System, expired thereby preventing states from collecting fees from for-hire motor carriers and other related entities. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA- LU) mandated that a new unified carrier fee system replace the Single State Registration System, which expired on January 1, 2007.' The Single State Registration System annually provided 38 states with about $100 million in total fees collected from for-hire interstate motor carriers. States used revenue collected from this system to supplement general funds and conduct safety-related services. Unlike the Single State Registration System, the new system broadened the base of those expected to pay fees to include exempt for-hire motor carriers, private motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies. To develop and administer this new fee system, Congress established a Board of Directors. This board is also tasked with administering a federal-interstate Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCRA), and issuing rules and regulations to govern this agreement. The Secretary of Transportation appoints the board, which consists of the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and representatives from participating states and the motor carrier industry. The Secretary also ultimately sets the fees and has delegated this responsibility to FMCSA. You asked us to examine the progress that the board and the Department of Transportation have made in implementing the unified carrier fee system and any implications resulting from the status of its implementation. Specifically, we undertook this study to (1) describe steps taken to implement the unified carrier fee system and the current status of 'Current legislative proposals exist to temporarily reinstate the Single State Registration System. GAO-07-771R Unified Carrier Fee System

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