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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2407 
To protect the safety of America’s roads by limiting the operation of motor 
carriers domiciled in Mexico beyond municipalities and commercial zones 
on the United States-Mexico border to a pilot program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2011 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. HUNTER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To protect the safety of America’s roads by limiting the 
operation of motor carriers domiciled in Mexico beyond 
municipalities and commercial zones on the United 
States-Mexico border to a pilot program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting America’s 
Roads Act’’ or ‘‘PARA’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON OPERATING AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Unless expressly authorized by 
Congress, the Secretary of Transportation may not grant 
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authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate 
beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones 
on the United States-Mexico border except under a pilot 
program that meets the requirements of this Act. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM DURATION.—Any pilot program 
carried out pursuant to this Act shall— 
(1) not exceed a period of 3 years; and 
(2) be carried out for a period sufficient to gen-
erate statistically valid findings on the safety im-
pacts of the pilot program. 
(c) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying 
out any pilot program pursuant to this Act, the Sec-
retary— 
(1) shall meet the requirements of section 6901 
of Public Law 110–28, section 350 of Public Law 
107–87, and section 31315(c) of title 49, United 
States Code; 
(2) may not grant a motor carrier domiciled in 
Mexico authority to operate beyond United States 
municipalities and commercial zones on the United 
States-Mexico border permanently, or for any period 
that exceeds the duration of the pilot program; 
(3) shall require motor carriers domiciled in 
Mexico and participating in the pilot program to 
submit to electronic monitoring to ensure compliance 
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with the Secretary’s hours of service regulations; 
and 
(4) may not purchase, acquire, or install elec-
tronic on-board recorders for motor carriers domi-
ciled in Mexico and participating in the pilot pro-
gram. 
(d) SUSPENSION
OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
shall suspend the authority of all motor carriers domiciled 
in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities 
and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border 
on the date of termination of any pilot program carried 
out pursuant to this Act. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the termination date of any pilot program carried 
out pursuant to this Act, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall 
report to Congress on the impact on safety as a result 
of such pilot program. 
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