Home Heating Emergency Assistance Through Transportation Act of 2014 or HHEATT Act of 2014 - Declares that a covered emergency exemption from federal motor carrier safety regulations issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) shall remain in effect until May 31, 2014, unless the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) determines that the emergency for which the exemption was provided ended before that date.
Defines "covered emergency exemption" as one issued or extended between February 5, 2014, and the date of enactment of this Act to effect regulatory relief for commercial motor vehicle operations directly assisting the delivery of propane and home heating fuels.
States that nothing in this Act may be construed to prohibit the FMCSA from issuing or extending a covered emergency exemption beyond May 31, 2014.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2085 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2085
To address shortages and interruptions in the availability of propane
and other home heating fuels in the United States, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 5, 2014
Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Franken, and Ms. Baldwin)
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 address shortages and interruptions in the availability of propane
and other home heating fuels in the United States, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Heating Emergency Assistance
Through Transportation Act of 2014'' or the ``HHEATT Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PROPANE AND HOME HEATING FUEL EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION.
(a) Covered Emergency Exemption Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered emergency exemption'' means an exemption issued under section
390.23 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or extended under
section 390.25 of such title that--
(1) was issued or extended during the period beginning on
February 5, 2014, and ending on the date of the enactment of
this Act; and
(2) provided regulatory relief for commercial motor vehicle
operations providing direct assistance supporting the delivery
of propane and home heating fuels.
(b) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
covered emergency exemption issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration shall remain in effect until May 31, 2014, unless the
Secretary of Transportation, after consultation with the Governors of
affected States, determines that the emergency for which the exemption
was provided ended before that date.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (b) may be
construed to prohibit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
from issuing or extending a covered emergency exemption beyond May 31,
2014.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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