[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3110 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3110

 To exempt drivers used by motor carriers from certain regulations if 
  transporting grapes during a harvest period, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 2011

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To exempt drivers used by motor carriers from certain regulations if 
  transporting grapes during a harvest period, 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 ``Grape Region Accelerated Production 
and Efficiency Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF GRAPES DURING HARVEST 
              PERIODS.

    Regulations issued by the Secretary of Transportation under 
sections 31136 and 31502 of title 49, United States Code, regarding 
maximum driving and on-duty time for a driver used by a motor carrier, 
shall not apply, beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to a 
driver transporting grapes in a State if the transportation--
            (1) is during a harvest period (as that period is 
        determined by the State); and
            (2) is limited to an area within a 175 air mile radius from 
        the location where the grapes are picked or distributed.
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