Responsible and Efficient Agriculture Destination Act

Bill: 116-hr-4919
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-30
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

General agriculture matters

Motor carriers

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Responsible and Efficient Agriculture Destination Act</b></p> <p>This bill modifies exemptions from service hour requirements for drivers transporting agricultural commodities who are within a 150 air-mile radius from their destination. </p> <p>The bill allows this exemption to be utilized yearly rather than only during planting and harvesting seasons.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4919 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 30, 2019 Ms. Craig (for herself, Mr. Smucker , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Gibbs , Mrs. Axne , and Mr. LaMalfa ) 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 to amend certain hours of service requirements for agricultural operations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible and Efficient Agriculture Destination Act . 2. Hours of service requirements for agricultural operations Section 229 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 ( 49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking during planting and harvest periods, as determined by each State, ; and (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) drivers transporting agricultural commodities within a 150 air-mile radius from— (i) the source of the agricultural commodities; or (ii) the destination of the agricultural commodities; ; and (2) in subsection (e)(8)— (A) by striking during the planting and harvesting seasons within each State, as determined by the State, ; and (B) by striking at any time of the year .