SAFE HAUL Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3383 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 20, 2019 Mr. CARTWRIGHT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to minimum levels of financial responsibility for the trans- portation of property, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe And Fair Envi- 4 ronment on Highways Achieved through Underwriting 5 Levels Act’’ or the ‘‘SAFE HAUL Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:16 Jun 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3383.IH H3383 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3383 IH SEC. 2. MINIMUM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANS- 1 PORTING PROPERTY. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31139(b)(2) of title 49, 3 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$750,000.’’ 4 and inserting ‘‘$4,532,550 and the Secretary, in consulta- 5 tion with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall adjust such 6 amount annually for inflation relating to medical care.’’. 7 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 8 this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days 9 after the date of enactment of this Act. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:16 Jun 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3383.IH H3383 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS