Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7004
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced: 2018-09-28
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aquaculture

Fruit and vegetables

Horticulture and plants

Livestock
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to revise the definition of &quot;agricultural commodity&quot; to include</p> <ul> <li>agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, and floricultural commodities;</li> <li>fruits;</li> <li>vegetables;</li> <li>any non-human living animal and the products thereof; and</li> <li>other agriculture products that are sensitive to temperature or climate and at risk of perishing in transit.</li> </ul> <p>The transportation of agricultural commodities is exempt from requirements of such Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2018 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect to the definition of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018 . 2. Agricultural commodities Section 229(e)(7) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 ( 49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended to read as follows: (7) Agricultural commodity The term agricultural commodity includes— (A) agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, and floricultural commodities; (B) fruits; (C) vegetables; (D) any non-human living animal and the products thereof; and (E) other agriculture products that are— (i) sensitive to temperature or climate; and (ii) at risk of perishing in transit. .