A. Provide for full state participation in the national commercial driver's license clearinghouse;

B. Require commercial drivers to have a single license;

C. Reduce and prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities and injuries by disqualifying commercial drivers who have committed serious traffic or other designated offenses from operating commercial motor vehicles;

D. Protect public safety by removing from public ways a commercial driver who has:

(1) Operated or attempted to operate a commercial vehicle while having 0.04% or more by weight of alcohol in that driver's blood;

(2) Refused to submit to or complete a lawfully requested test to determine blood-alcohol level; or

(3) Operated or attempted to operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; and

E. Provide maximum safety on public ways.

Sec. 16. 29-A MRSA §1258, sub-§8 is enacted to read:

8.__Reporting.__Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 5, section 12005-A, the board is not required to file an annual report with the Secretary of State unless the board meets and exercises any of its powers and duties during a calendar year.__ In any calendar year in which the board meets and exercises any of its powers and duties, the board is subject to the provisions of Title 5, section 12005-A.

Sec. 17. 29-A MRSA §1258, sub-§2, ķA, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

A. The board shall meet at least annually once every 2 years and may hold as many meetings as necessary.

Sec. 18. 29-A MRSA §2106, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: