[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3188 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3188

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit the applicability of 
hazardous material transportation registration and fee requirements for 
 persons who offer crude oil and condensate for transport in commerce, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 1996

 Mr. Combest 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, to limit the applicability of 
hazardous material transportation registration and fee requirements for 
 persons who offer crude oil and condensate for transport in commerce, 
                        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 ``Crude Oil Transportation Fairness 
Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION REGISTRATION AND FEE 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 5108(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(5)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who 
offers crude oil and condensate for transport in commerce shall not be 
required to file a registration statement or pay a fee otherwise 
required under this section if the person transfers title to the crude 
oil to the transporter at the time that the crude oil is initially 
transported in commerce from a storage location by the transporter.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to any person who transports 
crude oil and condensate in commerce in a quantity that is subject to 
the requirements of this section.''.

SEC. 3. MAXIMUM ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE.

    The second sentence of section 5108(g)(2)(A) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``at least $250 but not more than 
$5,000'' and inserting ``not more than $250''.
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