,,ic  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of      
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjad      
,referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,an ,,act  ,to address current         
emergency shortages of propane and other
 home heating fuels and to provide      
greater flexibility and information for 
,governors to address such emergencies  
in the future4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,reliable ,home
 ,heating ,act4  #b4 ,authority to      
extend emergency declarations for       
purposes of temporarily exempting motor 
carriers providing emergency relief from
 certain safety regulations  7a7        
,defined term ,in this ,act1 the term   
residential heating fuel includes--     

7#a7 heating oil2  7#b7 natural gas2 and
  7#c7 propane4  7b7 ,authorization ,if 
the ,governor of a ,state declares a    
state of emergency caused by a shortage 
of residential heating fuel and1 at the 
conclusion of the initial #cj-;day      
emergency period 7or a second #cj-;day  
emergency period authorized under this  
subsection71 the ,governor determines   
that the emergency shortage has not     
ended1 any extension of such state of   
emergency by the ,governor1 up to #b    
additional #cj-;day periods1 shall be   
recognized by the ,federal ,motor       
,carrier ,safety ,administration as a   
period during which parts #cij through  
#cii of chapter ,,iii of title #di1     
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 shall   
not apply to any motor carrier or driver
 operating a commercial motor vehicle to
 provide residential heating fuel in the
 geographic area so designated as under 
a state of emergency4  7c7 ,rulemaking  
,the ,secretary of ,transportation shall
 amend section #cij4bc7;a77#a77;ii7 of  

title #di1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 to conform to the         
provision set forth in subsection 7b74  
7d7 ,savings provision ,nothing in this 
section may be construed to modify the  
authority granted to the ,federal ,motor
 ,carrier ,safety ,administration's     
,field ,administrator under section     
#cij4bc7;a7 of title #di1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations1 to offer         
temporary exemptions from parts #cij    
through #cii of such title4  #c4 ,energy
 ,information ,administration           
notification requirement ,the           
,administrator of the ,energy           
,information ,administration1 using data
 compiled from the ,administration's    
,weekly ,petroleum ,status ,reports1    
shall notify the ,governor of each      
,state in a ,petroleum ,administration  
for ,defense ,district if the inventory 
of residential heating fuel within such 
district has been below the most recent 
#e-year average for more than #c        
consecutive weeks4  #d4 ,review ,not    

later than #ab months after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall conduct a study
 of1 and transmit to the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 a report
 on the impacts of safety from the      
extensions issued by ,governors         
according to this ,act4 ,in conducting  
the study1 the ,secretary shall review1 
at a minimum--  7#a7 the safety         
implications of extending exemptions2   
and  7#b7 a review of the exemption     
process to ensure clarity and efficiency
 during emergencies4  ,passed the       
,senate ,may #ba1 #bjad4,nancy          
,erickson1,secretary