PUBLIC LAW 99-570—OCT. 27, 1986
100 STAT. 3207-188
(A) trade, traffic, and transportation within the jurisdiction of the United States between a place in a State and a place outside of such State (including a place outside the United States); and (B) trade, traffic, and transportation in the United States which affects any trade, traffic, and transportation deqq- ^J&y„ *; scribed in subparagraph (A). '"* ' (4) COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE.—The term "commercial driver's license" means a license issued by a State to an individual which authorizes the individual to operate a class of commercial motor vehicle. (5) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term "motor vehicle" means a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power used and on highways, except that such term does not include a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, semitrailer operated exclusively on a rail. (6) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term "commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property— (A) if the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds or such a lesser gross vehicle weight rating as the Secretary determines appropriate by regulation but not less than a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds; (B) if the vehicle is designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver; or (C) if such vehicle is used in the transportation of materials found by the Secretary to be hazardous for the purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. 49 USC app. 1801 A motor vehicle which is used in the transportation of hazard- note. ous materials and which has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,001 pounds (or such gross vehicle weight rating as determined appropriate by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)) shall not be included as a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to subparagraph (C) if such hazardous material is listed as hazardous pursuant to section 306(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9656(a)) and is not otherwise regulated by the Department of Transportation or if such hazardous material is a consumer commodity or limited quantity hazardous material as defined under section 171.8 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Secretary may waive the application of the preceding sentence to any motor vehicle or class of motor vehicles if the Secretary determines that such waiver is in the interest of safety. (7) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.—The term "controlled substance" has the meaning such term has under section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). (8) EMPLOYEE.—The term "employee" means an operator of a commercial motor vehicle (including an independent contractor while in the course of operating a commercial motor vehicle) who is employed by an employer. (9) EMPLOYER.—The term "employer" means any person (including the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State) who owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle or assigns employees to operate such a vehicle.
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