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US S1915
US S1915A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to provide clarification regarding the applicability of exemptions relating to the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies, and for other purposes.
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112th Congress
Bill Summary
Amends the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to revise exemptions from federal maximum driving and on-duty time motor carrier regulations for drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies during planting and harvest periods. Extends the exemptions to drivers transporting agricultural farm supplies: (1) from a wholesale or retail distribution point of the farm supplies to a farm or other location where such supplies are intended to be used within a 100 air-mile radius from the distribution point, or (2) from a wholesale distribution point of the farm supplies to a retail distribution point of the farm supplies within a 100 air-mile radius from the wholesale distribution point.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 11/28/2011)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1915/all-info |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1915is/pdf/BILLS-112s1915is.pdf |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1915is/pdf/BILLS-112s1915is.pdf.pdf |
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