[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1325 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1325
To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to modify
the applicability of requirements concerning hours of service to
operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural
commodities and farm supplies.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24, 2003
Mr. Burns (for himself, Mr. Graham of South Carolina, Mr. Hagel, and
Mr. Fitzgerald) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to modify
the applicability of requirements concerning hours of service to
operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural
commodities and farm supplies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES TRANSPORTING
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND FARM SUPPLIES.
(a) Exemption From Hours-of-Service Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Section 345(c) of the National Highway
System Designation Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; Public
Law 104-59) is amended in the first sentence by striking
``other than paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``other than
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a)''.
(2) Applicability.--The exemption provided by section
345(a)(1) of the National Highway System Designation Act (49
U.S.C. 32236 note; Public Law 104-59) shall apply to a person
transporting agricultural commodities or farm supplies for
agricultural purposes under that section on and after the date
of enactment of this Act regardless of any action taken by the
Secretary of Transportation under section 345(c) of the
National Highway System Designation Act (42 U.S.C. 32236 note;
Public Law 104-59) before the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Definition of Agricultural Commodity.--Section 345(e) of the
National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 32236 note;
Public Law 104-59) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as
paragraphs (5), (6), (4), and (7), respectively, and moving the
paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Agricultural commodity.--The term `agricultural
commodity' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).''.
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