SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12
(By Senator Unger)
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study
issues related to the regulation of the motor carrier industry
and the Commercial Vehicles Information Systems and Networks
(CVISN) Program.
Whereas, The responsibility for delivery of government
services and the enforcement laws pertaining to the motor carrier
industry currently reside in several state agencies, including the
Public Service Commission, Division of Highways, Division of Motor
Vehicles, State Tax Division and the State Police; and
Whereas, The unimpeded flow of commerce facilitated by the
motor carrier industry is essential for the safety and well-being
of all Americans; and
Whereas, Nearly seventy percent of all freight transported
annually in the United States is transported by trucks; and
Whereas, Freight volume is expected to double by the year
2035; and
Whereas, State infrastructure and resources to deliver the
services and monitoring required by the motor carrier industry to
compete in the international arena of the transportation of goods
and services are scarce; and
Whereas, It may be more cost effective and efficient to both
the state and the motor carrier industry to provide these services on a one-stop basis through consolidated facilities and enhanced e-
government; and
Whereas, There is published information available involving
the deployment in the various states of a national set of systems
known as the Commercial Vehicles Information Systems and Networks
(CVISN) Program, relating to the safety, credentials and weight
regulations of motor carriers as well as fuel tax; therefore, be
it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to study issues related to the regulation of the motor
carrier industry and the Commercial Vehicles Information Systems
and Networks (CVISN) Program; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance seek input from the Public Service Commission, Division of
Highways, Division of Motor Vehicles, State Tax Division and the
State Police, as well as from the West Virginia Motor Truck
Association, as to how services required by the motor carrier
industry may be more efficiently provided; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance seek input from the Division of Motor Vehicles and from the
other sources referred by that division pertaining to whether and
to what extent this state should adopt and implement the provisions
of the Commercial Vehicles Information Systems and Networks
(CVISN) Program; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2011, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.