Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 2.djvu/299

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PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1015 (ii) the vehicle transporting material listed as hazardous under section 306(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9656(a)) and not otherwise regulated by the Secretary or transporting a consumer commodity or limited qusmtity of hazardous material as defined in section 171.8 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and (iii) the Secretary does not deny the application of this exception to the vehicle (individually or as part of a class of motor vehicles) in the interest of safety. (5) except in section 31306, "controlled substance" has the same meaning given that term in section 102 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 802). (6) "driver's license" means a license issued by a State to an individual authorizing the individual to operate a motor vehicle on highways. (7) "employee" means an operator of a commercial motor vehicle (including an independent contractor when operating a commercial motor vehicle) who is employed by an employer. (8) "employer" means a person (including the United States Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State) that owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle or assigns employees to operate a commercial motor vehicle. (9) "felony" means an offense under a law of the United States or a State that is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year. (10) "hazardous material" has the same meaning given that term in section 5102 of this title. (11) "motor vehicle" means a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used on public streets, roads, or highways, but does not include a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer operated only on a rail line or custom harvesting farm machinery. (12) "serious traffic violation" means— (A) excessive speeding, as defined by the Secretary by regulation; (B) reckless driving, as defined under State or local law; (C) a violation of a State or local law on motor vehicle traffic control (except a parking violation) and involving a fatality; and (D) any other similar violation of a State or local law on motor vehicle traffic control (except a parking violation) that the Secretary designates by regulation as serious. (13) "State" means a State of the United States and the District of Columbia. (14) "United States" means the States of the United States and the District of Columbia. § 31302. Limitation on the number of driver's licenses An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle may have only one driver's license at any time, except during the 10-day period beginning on the date the individual is issued a driver's license.