H.R. 6451 · 112th Congress
Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2012
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jeff Landry
- Introduced
- 2012-09-20
- Latest action
- 2012-09-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Summary
Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation 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 sand or water, to or from a natural gas or oil well site.
Applies this exclusion without regard to whether operators have received special training or operate vehicles specially constructed to service wells.