[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 3799 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3799

    To amend title 49, United States Code, to exclude not-for-hire 
  transportation of agricultural production materials from regulation 
           under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 1996

  Mr. Buyer 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 exclude not-for-hire 
  transportation of agricultural production materials from regulation 
           under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXCLUSION.

    Section 5117(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``do not prohibit'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``do not prohibit'' before ``or 
                regulate''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or'' the last place it appears;
            (3) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``do not prohibit'' 
        before ``transportation'';
            (4) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) do not regulate the not-for-hire 
                transportation of an agricultural production material 
                from a source of supply to a farm, from a farm to 
                another farm, from a field to another field on a farm, 
                or from the farm back to the source of supply.''.

SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION MATERIAL DEFINED.

    Section 5117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Agricultural Production Material Defined.--In this section, 
the term `agricultural production material' means a hazardous material 
that is used to support the production of an agricultural commodity and 
includes pesticides, fertilizers, and fuels.''.
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