[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1661 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1661

   To specify that States may waive certain requirements relating to 
   commercial motor vehicle operators under chapter 313 of title 49, 
   United States Code, with respect to the operators of certain farm 
                   vehicles, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 29, 1996

Mr. Pressler (for himself, Mr. Burns, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. 
    Baucus) 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 specify that States may waive certain requirements relating to 
   commercial motor vehicle operators under chapter 313 of title 49, 
   United States Code, with respect to the operators of certain farm 
                   vehicles, 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. WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN FARM VEHICLES.

    (a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            (1) Custom harvesting farm machinery.--The term ``custom 
        harvesting farm machinery'' includes vehicles used for custom 
        harvesting that--
                    (A) are classified under subpart F of part 383, of 
                title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as being 
                included in Group A, B, or C (as those terms are used 
                in section 383.91 of that part); and
                    (B) are used on a seasonal basis to provide 
                transportation of--
                            (i) agricultural commodities from field to 
                        storage; and
                            (ii) harvesting machinery and equipment 
                        from farm to farm.
            (2) Commercial driver's license.--The term ``commercial 
        driver's license'' has the meaning provided that term in 
        section 31301(3) of title 49, United States Code.
    (b) Waivers.--In addition to the authority granted to States to 
waive the application of chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, 
with respect to farm vehicles described in 53 Fed. Reg. 37313-37316 and 
farm-related service industries described in 57 Fed. Reg. 13650-13654, 
each State that issues commercial driver's licenses in accordance with 
chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, may waive the application 
of any requirement for obtaining a commercial driver's license for 
operators of custom harvesting farm machinery or employees of farm-
related service industries (or both) that would otherwise apply.
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