[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1090 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1090

 To specify that States may waive requirements relating to commercial 
 driver's licenses under chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, 
     with respect to certain farm vehicles, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 30, 1997

 Mr. Burns (for himself Mr. Johnson, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
   Brownback, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Helms, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Conrad) 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 requirements relating to commercial 
 driver's licenses under chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, 
     with respect to 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.--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 or processing; and
                            (ii) harvesting machinery and equipment 
                        from farm to farm.
            (2) Commercial driver's license.--The term ``commercial 
        driver's license'' has the meaning given 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 through 
37316 and farm-related service industries described in 57 Fed. Reg. 
13650 through 13654, each State that issues commercial drivers' 
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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