H.R. 486 · 114th Congress
Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Markwayne Mullin
- Introduced
- 2015-01-22
- Latest action
- 2015-01-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Summary
Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2015
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.