§ 32:1526 — Unified Carrier Registration Agreement; enforcement; disposition of money

Louisiana § 32:1526

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 32: Levees

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§1526. Unified Carrier Registration Agreement; enforcement; disposition of money
collected; Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Dedicated Fund Account
A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Department of Public Safety
and Corrections shall be the state agency which shall administer and enforce the Unified
Carrier Registration Agreement through its office of motor vehicles, office of state police,
and such other offices, sections, or divisions as the secretary deems necessary, in accordance
with the rules and regulations promulgated by the board of directors of the Unified Carrier
Registration Plan, all as provided for in the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, 49
U.S.C. 14504a et seq. The department shall be identified to the secretary of the United States
Department of Transportation as the state agency that has the legal authority, resources, and
qualified personnel necessary to administer and enforce such act and such rules and
regulations as provided for in 49 U.S.C. 14504a(e)(1)(A). The secretary, subject to the
oversight of the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways and public works,
shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
B.(1) All revenue collected by or distributed to the department under the Unified
Carrier Registration Agreement shall be deposited upon receipt into the state treasury. Out
of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund after a sufficient amount
is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the
state that become due and payable during a fiscal year as provided for in Article VII, Section
9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall each fiscal year deposit into a
special statutorily dedicated fund account hereby created in the state treasury, to be known
as the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter referred
to in this Section as the "account", an amount equal to the total amount received by the
treasurer pursuant to this Subsection. Monies deposited into the account shall be categorized
as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive
budget, supporting documents, and general appropriation bills and shall be available for
annual appropriation by the legislature.
(2) All unexpended and unencumbered money in the account at the end of a fiscal
year shall remain in the account and shall be available for use in the next fiscal year as
provided for in this Subsection. Money in the account shall be invested as provided by law,
and any interest earned on such investments shall be credited to the account after compliance
with the provisions of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
(3) The money in the account shall be used each fiscal year solely and exclusively
by the department, except as provided for in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, for motor
carrier safety programs, enforcement, or the administration of the Unified Carrier
Registration Plan and the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement as required by the Unified
Carrier Registration Act of 2005.

Legislative History

Acts 2008, No. 724, §1, eff. July 6, 2008; Acts 2021, No. 114, §7, eff. July 1, 2022.