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 119 STAT. 1910

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

(b) TITLE 18 PENALTIES.—Section 3663(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘5124,’’ before ‘‘46312,’’. SEC. 7129. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN REQUIREMENT.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart I of part 172 of the Department of Transportation’s regulations (49 CFR 172.800 et seq.), or any subsequent Department of Transportation regulation in pari materia, does not apply to the surface transportation activities of a farmer that are— (1) in direct support of the farmer’s farming operations; and (2) conducted within a 150-mile radius of those operations. (b) FARMER DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘farmer’’ means a person— (1) actively engaged in the production or raising of crops, poultry, livestock, or other agricultural commodities; and (2) whose gross receipts from the sale of such agricultural commodities or products do not exceed $500,000 annually. SEC. 7130. DETERMINING AMOUNT OF UNDECLARED SHIPMENTS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ENTERING THE UNITED STATES.

(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall review existing options and determine additional options for discovering the amount of undeclared shipments of hazardous materials (as defined in section 5101 of title 49, United States Code) entering the United States. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study. SEC. 7131. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESEARCH PROJECTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shall enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out the 9 research projects called for in the 2005 Special Report 283 of the Transportation Research Board entitled ‘‘Cooperative Research for Hazardous Materials Transportation: Defining the Need, Converging on Solutions’’. In carrying out the research projects, the National Academy of Sciences shall consult with the Administrator. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the need to establish a cooperative research program on hazardous materials transportation. (c) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 shall be available to carry out this section.

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