To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 concerning the applicability of hours of service requirements to drivers operating commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies.

Amends the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to remove from the Secretary of Transportation's authority to determine by rule whether an exemption is not in the public interest the current exemption of certain commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies from maximum hours of service requirements.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 871 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 871

To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 concerning 
the applicability of hours of service requirements to drivers operating 
  commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and 
                             farm supplies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2003

   Mr. Bereuter (for himself and Mr. Moran of Kansas) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 concerning 
the applicability of hours of service requirements to drivers operating 
  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) Exemptions 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; 109 Stat. 
        613) is amended by striking ``other than paragraph (2)'' and 
        inserting ``other than paragraph (1) or (2) of such 
        subsection''.
            (2) Effect on previous actions.--The exemption provided by 
        section 345(a)(1) of the National Highway System Designation 
        Act (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat. 613) shall be effective 
        notwithstanding any action taken by the Secretary of 
        Transportation under section 345(c) of such Act before the date 
        of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Agricultural Commodity Defined.--Section 345(e) of the National 
Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat. 
614) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Agricultural commodity.--The term `agricultural 
        commodity' has the meaning given that term by section 102 of 
        the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).''.
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