Aug. 26 (UPI) -- California, Washington, and New Mexico will lose federal funding unless they adopt and enforce English language proficiency requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced Tuesday.
The three states have 30 days to comply before the department will withhold up to 100% of funding from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, a press release from the Transportation Department said.
"We have wonderful tools that will make it very difficult for states to do business if they don't comply," Duffy said at the press conference.
In May, Duffy signed new guidance for commercial motor vehicle drivers who don't follow the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's English-language proficiency requirements and will be placed out of service.
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