[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
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          MOTOR CARRIERS REGULATIONS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT

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                  FORD (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO 2632

  Mr. Ford (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Gorton, and 
Mrs. Hutchison) proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 5123) to make a 
technical correction to an act preempting State economic regulation of 
motor carriers; as follows:

     SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTION OF 1994 FAA AUTHORIZATION 
                   ACT.

       (a) In General.--Section 11501(h)(2) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (B) and insert in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) does not apply to the transportation of garbage and 
     refuse;
       ``(D) does not apply to the transportation for collection 
     of recyclable materials that are a part of a residential 
     curbside recycling program; and
       ``(E) does not restrict the regulatory authority of a 
     State, political subdivision of a State, or political 
     authority of 2 or more States before January 1, 1997, insofar 
     as such authority relates to tow trucks or wreckers providing 
     for-hire service.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1995.

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