[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1325 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1325

To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to modify 
   the applicability of requirements concerning hours of service to 
   operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural 
                     commodities and farm supplies.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2003

 Mr. Burns (for himself, Mr. Graham of South Carolina, Mr. Hagel, and 
Mr. Fitzgerald) 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 amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to modify 
   the applicability of requirements concerning hours of service to 
   operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural 
                     commodities and farm supplies.

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

SECTION 1. OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES TRANSPORTING 
              AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND FARM SUPPLIES.

    (a) Exemption From Hours-of-Service Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Section 345(c) of the National Highway 
        System Designation Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; Public 
        Law 104-59) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
        ``other than paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``other than 
        paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a)''.
            (2) Applicability.--The exemption provided by section 
        345(a)(1) of the National Highway System Designation Act (49 
        U.S.C. 32236 note; Public Law 104-59) shall apply to a person 
        transporting agricultural commodities or farm supplies for 
        agricultural purposes under that section on and after the date 
        of enactment of this Act regardless of any action taken by the 
        Secretary of Transportation under section 345(c) of the 
        National Highway System Designation Act (42 U.S.C. 32236 note; 
        Public Law 104-59) before the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Definition of Agricultural Commodity.--Section 345(e) of the 
National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 32236 note; 
Public Law 104-59) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as 
        paragraphs (5), (6), (4), and (7), respectively, and moving the 
        paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Agricultural commodity.--The term `agricultural 
        commodity' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the 
        Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).''.
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