GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

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HOUSE BILL 1009

Short Title:      DMV/Motorcoach Study.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Torbett, Iler, Presnell, and Shepard (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to:	Transportation

May 28, 2018

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to require the division of motor vehicles to study federal and state regulation of motorcoaches, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE house Select Committee on Strategic Transportation Planning and Long Term Funding Solutions.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Motorcoach Study. – The Division of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Department of Public Safety and the North Carolina Motorcoach Association, shall study federal and State regulation of motorcoaches. As part of the study, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall consider all of the following:

(1)        Federal regulation of motorcoaches.

(2)        State regulations and requirements for motorcoaches, including the effect of laws in Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and New York on North Carolina registered motorcoaches traveling and doing business in those states.

(3)        Regulations and requirements for out‑of‑state motorcoaches traveling and doing business in North Carolina.

(4)        The equity of regulations and requirements governing North Carolina registered motorcoaches traveling and doing business in other states and jurisdictions and out‑of‑state registered motorcoaches traveling and doing business in North Carolina.

(5)        Whether North Carolina may establish or enter into reciprocity agreements with other states and jurisdictions to exempt North Carolina registered motorcoaches traveling and doing business in those other states and jurisdictions.

(6)        Whether any legislative changes are necessary to ensure North Carolina registered motorcoaches are not at a competitive disadvantage with motorcoaches registered in other states and jurisdictions.

(7)        Any other topic or issue the Division of Motor Vehicles determines to be relevant to this study.

SECTION 2.  Report. – By December 1, 2018, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall report its findings from the study required under Section 1 of this act, including any legislative recommendations, to the chairs of the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety.

SECTION 3.  Effective Date. – This act is effective when it becomes law.