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House Bill 4919
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Responsible and Efficient Agriculture Destination Act
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Introduced in House on Oct 30, 2019
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H. R. 4919 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4919


To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to amend certain hours of service requirements for agricultural operations, and for other purposes.

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.

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 “Responsible and Efficient Agriculture Destination Act”.

SEC. 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”.