[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3271 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3271

To amend the definition of commercial motor vehicle in section 31101 of 
title 49, United States Code, to exclude certain farm vehicles, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 16, 2008

  Mr. Inhofe 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 definition of commercial motor vehicle in section 31101 of 
title 49, United States Code, to exclude 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. DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.

    Section 31101(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
                    ``(A)(i) except for vehicles described in clause 
                (ii), has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross 
                vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds; or
                    ``(ii) is primarily engaged in the transportation 
                of agricultural commodities or farm supplies and has a 
                gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of 
                at least the minimum weight of a commercial motor 
                vehicle (as defined by the State in which it is being 
                operated);''.

SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF GRANTS FOR STATES THAT INCREASE THE MINIMUM 
              WEIGHT FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.

    Section 31102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Preservation of Grants for States That Increase the Minimum 
Weight for Commercial Motor Vehicles.--The Secretary may not withhold 
grant funding from a State under this section solely because the State 
authorizes drivers of vehicles engaged in the transportation of 
agricultural commodities or farm supplies that have a gross vehicle 
weight of more than 10,000 pounds and less than 26,001 pounds, to 
operate without complying with Federal regulations relating to 
commercial motor vehicles.''.
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