Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2013
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 29, 2013)
Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that, with respect to maximum hours of service for drivers, on-duty time does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting supplies, equipment, or materials (including produced fluids, drilling and completion fluids, and any other fluids or materials used in the drilling, completion, and production of an oil or gas well) to or from a natural gas or oil well site.
Applies this exclusion regardless of whether operators have received special training or operate vehicles specially constructed to service wells.
What just happenedJul 29, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJul 29, 2013
- Jul 29, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jul 29, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate