A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the definitions of "hazardous materials" and "state" under North carolina's motor vehicle laws in order to comply with federal law, as recommended by the Joint legislative transportation oversight committee.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑4.01 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑4.01.  Definitions.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply throughout this Chapter to the defined words and phrases and their cognates:
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(12c)	Hazardous Materials. – Any material that has been designated as hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and is required to be placarded under Subpart F of 49 C.F.R. Part 172, or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 C.F.R. Part 73.
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(45)	State. – A state, territory, or possession of the United States, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a province of Canada, or the Sovereign Nation of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians with tribal lands, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1151, located within the boundaries of the State of North Carolina. For provisions in this Chapter that apply to commercial drivers licenses, "state" means a state of the United States and the District of Colombia.
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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.