Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1762

 119 STAT. 1744

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

SEC. 4131. MAXIMUM HOURS OF SERVICE FOR OPERATORS OF GROUND WATER WELL DRILLING RIGS. 49 USC 31136 note.

Section 229(a)(2) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (as added by section 4115 of this Act), is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Except as required in section 395.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this sentence, no additional off-duty time shall be required in order to operate such vehicle.’’. SEC. 4132. HOURS OF SERVICE FOR OPERATORS OF UTILITY SERVICE VEHICLES.

49 USC 31136 note.

49 USC 31136 note.

Section 229 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Improvements Act of 1999 (as added by section 4115 of this Act), is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: ‘‘(4) OPERATORS OF UTILITY SERVICE VEHICLES.— ‘‘(A) INAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.—Such regulations shall not apply to a driver of a utility service vehicle. ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON STATE REGULATIONS.—A State, a political subdivision of a State, an interstate agency, or other entity consisting of two or more States, shall not enact or enforce any law, rule, regulation, or standard that imposes requirements on a driver of a utility service vehicle that are similar to the requirements contained in such regulations.’’; and (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘Nothing’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (a)(4), nothing’’. SEC. 4133. HOURS OF SERVICE RULES FOR OPERATORS PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO MOVIE PRODUCTION SITES.

Notwithstanding sections 31136 and 31502 of title 49, United States Code, and any other provision of law, the maximum daily hours of service for an operator of a commercial motor vehicle providing transportation of property or passengers to or from a theatrical or television motion picture production site located within a 100 air mile radius of the work reporting location of such operator shall be those in effect under the regulations in effect under such sections on April 27, 2003. 49 USC 31301 note.

SEC. 4134. GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a grant program for persons to train operators of commercial motor vehicles (as defined in section 31301 of title 49, United States Code). The purpose of the program shall be to train operators and future operators in the safe use of such vehicles. (b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost for which a grant is made under this section shall be 80 percent. (c) FUNDING.—From amounts made available under section 31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall make available $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this section. 49 USC 31301 note.

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SEC. 4135. CDL TASK FORCE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convene a task force to study and address current impediments and foreseeable challenges to the commercial driver’s license program’s effectiveness

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