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GA SR989
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
3/23/2018
Primary Sponsor
John Wilkinson
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate encourages the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to immediately exempt agriculture from Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations and to fully honor Hours of Service (HOS) provisions for the agriculture industry
- Argues the ELD mandate negatively impacts farmers, ranchers, producers, and livestock marketers by increasing freight costs and harming delivery of perishable and living products such as livestock, fruit, vegetables, turfgrass, and bees
- Calls for full recognition of the "agricultural commodity" exception to Hours of Service regulations, including the 150-mile air radius exemption, with "source" defined to include farms, sale barns, grain elevators, and other distribution facilities
- Contends that agriculture should be regulated separately from other industries due to the perishable and living nature of its products, rather than subject to a one-size-fits-all approach
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the President, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Georgia's congressional delegation, the FMCSA, and all state legislature leadership
Legislative Description
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA); withdraw Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations on the agriculture industry; encourage
Last Action
Senate Passed/Adopted
3/23/2018
Full Bill Text
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