S. 1915 (112th): A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to provide clarification regarding the applicability of exemptions relating to the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies, and for other purposes.

Introduced:
Nov 28, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on November 28, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Nov 28, 2011
Referred to Committee Nov 28, 2011
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors (2R) (show)
Committees

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Last updated Nov 28, 2011.
2 pages

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11/28/2011--Introduced.
Amends the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to revise exemptions from federal maximum driving and on-duty time motor carrier regulations for drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies during planting and harvest periods.
Extends the exemptions to drivers transporting agricultural farm supplies:
(1) from a wholesale or retail distribution point of the farm supplies to a farm or other location where such supplies are intended to be used within a 100 air-mile radius from the distribution point, or
(2) from a wholesale distribution point of the farm supplies to a retail distribution point of the farm supplies within a 100 air-mile radius from the wholesale distribution point.

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