State and Local Predatory Towing Enforcement Act

State and Local Predatory Towing Enforcement Act - Waives federal preemption to allow states to regulate tow truck operations performed without the prior consent or authorization of the owner or operator of the towed motor vehicle.

(Currently, states are allowed to regulate only the price of for-hire motor vehicle transportation by a tow truck, if such transportation is performed without the prior consent or authorization of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle.)

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4131 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4131

To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow States to regulate tow 
                           truck operations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2014

Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Jackson Lee) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow States to regulate tow 
                           truck operations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State and Local Predatory Towing 
Enforcement Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATION OF TOW TRUCK OPERATORS.

    Section 14501(c)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``the price of'' and all that follows through 
``transportation is'' and inserting ``the regulation of tow truck 
operations''.
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