[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2414 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2414

 To exempt certain farm vehicles from certain operating requirements, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 6, 2011

Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Boren) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To exempt certain farm vehicles from certain operating requirements, 
                        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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Farmers' Freedom Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FARM VEHICLES.

    (a) Federal Requirements.--A covered farm vehicle, including the 
individual operating that vehicle, shall be exempt from the following:
            (1) Any requirement relating to commercial driver's 
        licenses established under chapter 313 of title 49, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Any requirement relating to drug testing established 
        under chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code.
            (3) Any requirement relating to medical certificates 
        established under chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code.
            (4) Any requirement relating to hours of service 
        established under--
                    (A) subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, 
                United States Code; or
                    (B) chapter 315 of title 49, United States Code.
    (b) State Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Federal transportation funding to a State 
        may not be terminated, limited, or otherwise interfered with as 
        a result of the State exempting a covered farm vehicle, 
        including the individual operating that vehicle, from any State 
        requirement relating to the operation of that vehicle.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect 
        to a covered farm vehicle transporting hazardous materials that 
        require a placard.
    (c) Covered Farm Vehicle Defined.--
            (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``covered farm 
        vehicle'' means a motor vehicle that--
                    (A) is traveling--
                            (i) in the State in which the vehicle is 
                        registered; or
                            (ii) in a State other than the State in 
                        which the vehicle is registered;
                    (B) is operated by--
                            (i) a farm owner;
                            (ii) a ranch owner;
                            (iii) a farm operator;
                            (iv) a ranch operator; or
                            (v) an employee or family member of an 
                        individual specified in clauses (i) through 
                        (iv);
                    (C) is transporting--
                            (i) agricultural commodities;
                            (ii) livestock; or
                            (iii) machinery or supplies to or from a 
                        farm or ranch;
                    (D) except as provided in paragraph (2), is not 
                used in the operations of a for-hire motor carrier; and
                    (E) is equipped with a special license plate or 
                other designation by the State in which the vehicle is 
                registered to allow for identification of the vehicle 
                as a farm vehicle by law enforcement personnel.
            (2) Inclusion.--In this section, the term ``covered farm 
        vehicle'' includes a motor vehicle--
                    (A) operated pursuant to a crop share farm lease 
                agreement;
                    (B) owned by a tenant with respect to that 
                agreement; and
                    (C) transporting the landlord's portion of the 
                crops under that agreement.
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