Responsible and Efficient Agriculture Destination Act

I 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 re- ferred 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Responsible and Effi- 4 cient Agriculture Destination Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR AGRICUL- 6 TURAL OPERATIONS. 7 Section 229 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improve- 8 ment Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:29 Nov 05, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4919.IH H4919 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4919 IH (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 1 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 2 (A), by striking ‘‘during planting and harvest 3 periods, as determined by each State,’’; and 4 (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 5 as follows: 6 ‘‘(A) drivers transporting agricultural com- 7 modities within a 150 air-mile radius from— 8 ‘‘(i) the source of the agricultural 9 commodities; or 10 ‘‘(ii) the destination of the agricul- 11 tural commodities;’’; and 12 (2) in subsection (e)(8)— 13 (A) by striking ‘‘during the planting and 14 harvesting seasons within each State, as deter- 15 mined by the State,’’; and 16 (B) by striking ‘‘at any time of the year’’. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:29 Nov 05, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4919.IH H4919 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS