Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2019
This bill directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to implement regulations to require (1) all new commercial motor vehicles with a gross weight of 26,001 pounds or more to be equipped with speed-limiting technology; (2) any existing speed-limiting technology already installed in such vehicles manufactured after December 31, 1992, to be used while in operation; and (3) the speed-limiting technology to be set to a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour, or 70 miles per hour with the use of adaptive cruise control systems and automatic emergency braking systems.
The NHTSA must also prescribe performance standards for speed-limiting technologies, automatic braking systems, and adaptive cruise control systems that reduce or mitigate collisions at speeds of not faster than 70 miles per hour.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3005 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3005
To require the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate standards and
regulations requiring all new commercial motor vehicles to be equipped
with technology to limit maximum operating speed, to require existing
speed-limiting technologies already installed in commercial motor
vehicles manufactured after 1992 to be used while in operation, and to
require that the maximum safe operating speed of commercial motor
vehicles shall not exceed 65 miles per hour, or 70 miles per hour with
certain safety technologies.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 10, 2019
Mr. Isakson (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate standards and
regulations requiring all new commercial motor vehicles to be equipped
with technology to limit maximum operating speed, to require existing
speed-limiting technologies already installed in commercial motor
vehicles manufactured after 1992 to be used while in operation, and to
require that the maximum safe operating speed of commercial motor
vehicles shall not exceed 65 miles per hour, or 70 miles per hour with
certain safety technologies.
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 ``Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe
Operating Speed Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD AND FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER
SAFETY REGULATION FOR SPEED-LIMITING TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, during the period beginning on January 1, 2004,
and ending on December 31, 2013, 10,440 people were killed in
motor vehicle crashes in which the speed of a commercial motor
vehicle likely contributed to severity;
(2) a 2007 survey of truck drivers by the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety determined that 64 percent of the
drivers were in favor of a speed-limiting requirement;
(3) according to a 2012 study commissioned by the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, trucks not using a speed-
limiting technology had a speed limit-relevant crash rate
almost 2 times higher than the rate of trucks using a speed-
limiting technology;
(4) speed-limiting devices have been required to be
installed and used on commercial motor vehicles throughout the
world, including in--
(A) Australia, which has required the use of those
devices since 1990;
(B) the United Kingdom, which has required the use
of those devices since 1992; and
(C) the European Union, which has required the use
of those devices since 1994; and
(5) the Department of Transportation has been examining the
issues involving speed-limiting technologies since at least
2006.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Adaptive cruise control system.--The term ``adaptive
cruise control system'' means a system on a commercial motor
vehicle that is designed--
(A) to maintain a set speed; and
(B) when applicable, to adjust the set speed to
maintain a specified distance from a lead vehicle.
(2) Automatic emergency braking system.--The term
``automatic emergency braking system'' means a system on a
commercial motor vehicle that--
(A) detects potential collisions;
(B) provides to the driver a warning of each
detected potential collision; and
(C) applies brakes automatically when a forward
collision is imminent.
(3) Commercial motor vehicle.--The term ``commercial motor
vehicle'' means a motor vehicle that--
(A) is used in interstate commerce; and
(B) has a gross vehicle weight rating or a gross
vehicle weight of not less than 26,001 pounds.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Transportation.
(5) Speed-limiting technology.--The term ``speed-limiting
technology'' means a technology that prevents a commercial
motor vehicle from exceeding a preprogrammed maximum speed.
(c) Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard and Motor Carrier Safety
Regulation.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
(A) acting through the Administrator of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, issue a
final rule that--
(i) establishes a Federal motor vehicle
safety standard that requires that all
commercial motor vehicles manufactured after
the effective date of the standard shall be
equipped with a speed-limiting technology; and
(ii) prescribes performance standards for
speed-limiting technologies, automatic
emergency braking systems, and adaptive cruise
control systems that reduce or mitigate
collisions at speeds of not faster than 70
miles per hour; and
(B) acting through the Administrator of the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, issue a final rule
that establishes a Federal motor carrier safety
regulation that requires that any existing speed-
limiting technology already installed in a commercial
motor vehicle manufactured after December 31, 1992,
shall be used at any time during which the commercial
motor vehicle is in operation, in accordance with
paragraph (2).
(2) Requirements.--In issuing a final rule pursuant to
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
(A) include requirements to ensure that each speed-
limiting technology--
(i) accurately measures the speed of the
applicable commercial motor vehicle; and
(ii) maintains a maximum speed of not
faster than 65 miles per hour, or not faster
than 70 miles per hour with the use of an
adaptive cruise control system and an automatic
emergency braking system, to ensure the safety
of commercial motor vehicle drivers and the
public, regardless of whether the speed-
limiting technology was installed in the
commercial motor vehicle--
(I) prior to the effective date of
the standard or regulation; or
(II) for purposes of achieving
compliance with the standard under
paragraph (1)(A); and
(B) as necessary, amend any Federal motor vehicle
safety standards or Federal motor carrier safety
regulations to require that all commercial motor
vehicles shall travel at a speed of not faster than--
(i) 65 miles per hour; or
(ii) 70 miles per hour with the use of
adaptive cruise control systems and automatic
emergency braking systems.
(3) Secretarial review.--
(A) In general.--Not less frequently than once
every 5 years, the Secretary shall conduct a review of
all applicable Federal speed-governing regulations,
taking into consideration--
(i) deployed safety technologies available
in commercial motor vehicles;
(ii) the overall impact of the safety
technologies described in clause (i) on highway
safety; and
(iii) available data relating to the use of
speed-limiting technologies by commercial motor
vehicles.
(B) Purpose.--The purpose of each review under this
paragraph shall be to ensure that proven technologies
and data are considered in the context of speed-
governing regulations to enhance road safety.
(C) Recommendations; publication.--On conclusion of
each review under this paragraph, the Secretary shall--
(i) submit to Congress recommendations for
improvement of Federal speed-governing
regulations, if any; and
(ii) publish and provide an opportunity for
public comment regarding the findings of the
review and recommendations, if any.
(d) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, each commercial motor vehicle that is
subject to the standard established under subsection (c)(1)(A)
shall ensure that a speed-limiting technology establishes and
maintains for the commercial motor vehicle a maximum safe speed
of not faster than--
(A) 65 miles per hour; or
(B) 70 miles per hour with the use of an adaptive
cruise control system and an automatic emergency
braking system.
(2) Verification of compliance with requirements.--The
owner of each commercial motor vehicle subject to a requirement
under this section shall verify, and submit to the Secretary a
certification of, compliance with the requirement at such time
and in such manner as the Secretary may establish, by
regulation.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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