HB709 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ronald Grantland

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Jim BartonSteve ClouseBarry MaskDuwayne BridgesPhil WilliamsSpencer CollierAllen TreadawayRichard J. LairdBenjamin H. LewisRandy WoodChad FincherAlan HarperLesley VanceSteve HurstWilliam E. ThigpenJames C. FieldsElwyn ThomasMike BallPaul DeMarcoJack WilliamsK.L. Brown

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Motor carriers, federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, responsibility for administration transferred from Public Service Commission to Revenue Department, distrib. of net fees to Public Safety Department, Sec. 37-3-32.1 amended and renumbered as Sec. 40-12-435

Summary

HB709 would move the administration of the federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005 from the Public Service Commission to the Department of Revenue, with net registration fees redirected to the Department of Public Safety.

What This Bill Does

The bill transfers responsibility for administering the UCRA to the Department of Revenue and requires the department to collect UCRA registration fees and administer the act in Alabama. Net fees collected would be distributed as 1/6 to the Motor Carrier Fund and 5/6 to the Department of Public Safety's operating fund to support its motor carrier regulation. The Department of Revenue would also amend Alabama's participation plan to reflect the transfer, and the bill allows Revenue to register applicants and collect fees without notice or a public hearing. It does not remove the Department of Public Safety's enforcement authority over motor carrier safety regulations.

Who It Affects

• Foreign and domestic motor carriers, motor private carriers, leasing companies, brokers, and freight forwarders must register with a base state and pay the applicable UCRA fees.
• The Department of Revenue becomes the state agency responsible for administering UCRA and collecting fees, and the Department of Public Safety receives the net funds to support its motor carrier regulatory activities.

Key Provisions

• Transfers responsibility for administering the Federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005 from the Public Service Commission to the Department of Revenue.
• Department of Revenue will collect UCRA registration fees and administer UCRA in Alabama; net fees distributed to the Department of Public Safety for its regulatory expenses.
• Renumbers and amends Section 37-3-32.1 to read as Section 40-12-435, adjusting the statutory framework to reflect the new administering agency.
• Fee distribution: 1/6 of collected fees to the Motor Carrier Fund; 5/6 to the Public Safety operating fund, to be used for DPS motor carrier regulation expenses.
• Cost of collection paid from funds appropriated to the Department of Revenue; expenditures limited to amounts appropriated to operate the department for each fiscal year.
• The Department of Revenue will amend Alabama's plan for UCRA participation to reflect the transfer; the section does not transfer enforcement authority from the Department of Public Safety.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Motor Vehicles