,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #achj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,inhofe introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary  
of ,transportation to ensure that       
on-duty time does not include waiting   
time at a natural gas or oil well site  
for certain commercial motor vehicle    
operators1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,preserving ,jobs in the ,oilfield  
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,waiting time       
exception  7a7 ,definition of covered   
operator ,in this section1 the term     
covered operator means the operator of a
 commercial motor vehicle transporting  
supplies1 equipment1 or materials       
7including produced fluids1 drilling and
 completion fluids1 and any other fluids
 or materials used in the drilling1     
completion1 and production of an oil or 

gas well7 to or from a natural gas or   
oil well site4  7b7 ,exception ,the     
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
ensure that the exception described in  
section #cie4a7;d77#b7 of title #di1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7relating
 to on-duty time not including waiting  
time at a natural gas or oil well site7 
applies to covered operators regardless 
of whether the operators have received  
special training or operate vehicles    
specially constructed to service wells4