[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2085 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2085

 To address shortages and interruptions in the availability of propane 
   and other home heating fuels in the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2014

 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Franken, and Ms. Baldwin) 
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 address shortages and interruptions in the availability of propane 
   and other home heating fuels in the United States, 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 ``Home Heating Emergency Assistance 
Through Transportation Act of 2014'' or the ``HHEATT Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. PROPANE AND HOME HEATING FUEL EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) Covered Emergency Exemption Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered emergency exemption'' means an exemption issued under section 
390.23 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or extended under 
section 390.25 of such title that--
            (1) was issued or extended during the period beginning on 
        February 5, 2014, and ending on the date of the enactment of 
        this Act; and
            (2) provided regulatory relief for commercial motor vehicle 
        operations providing direct assistance supporting the delivery 
        of propane and home heating fuels.
    (b) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
covered emergency exemption issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration shall remain in effect until May 31, 2014, unless the 
Secretary of Transportation, after consultation with the Governors of 
affected States, determines that the emergency for which the exemption 
was provided ended before that date.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (b) may be 
construed to prohibit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
from issuing or extending a covered emergency exemption beyond May 31, 
2014.
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