[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3182 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3182

    To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to alcohol and 
 controlled substances testing of operators of motor vehicles used to 
    transport agricultural commodities and property for small local 
                              governments.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 1996

 Mr. Ewing (for himself, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Weller, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. 
   Emerson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to alcohol and 
 controlled substances testing of operators of motor vehicles used to 
    transport agricultural commodities and property for small local 
                              governments.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 31306 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(k) Exemption.--The Secretary shall not require the testing for 
the use of alcohol or a controlled substance of an operator of a motor 
vehicle described in section 31301(4)(A) if the vehicle--
            ``(1) is owned or controlled by an owner or operator of a 
        farm and is used solely to provide, within a 150 air mile 
        radius of the farm, not-for-hire transportation of agricultural 
        commodities and farm supplies to and from the farm; or
            ``(2) is being used to provide not-for-hire transportation 
        of property for a unit of a local government that has 
        jurisdiction over an area with a population of less than 
        7,500.''.
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