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Amend the amendment in section 1 in §585-K in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph A (page 1, lines 15 and 16 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘A. Commercial motor vehicles, as defined in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 390.5 (2007), and commercial motor vehicles used on a highway in intrastate commerce;’
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §585-K by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 1, lines 19 to 22 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘2.  General requirement for loading and unloading locations.    A person who owns a location where a commercial motor vehicle that is not subject to an exemption under subsection 4 loads or unloads may not cause a driver of that vehicle to idle for a period longer than 30 minutes by requesting that the vehicle continue running while waiting to load or unload at that location. To the maximum extent practical, a person subject to this subsection shall minimize delays in loading and unloading operations in order to reduce idling times.’
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §585-K in subsection 4 in paragraph M in the first line (page 2, line 30 in amendment) by striking out the following: "15" and inserting the following: '10'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A." It clarifies that a commercial motor vehicle that is used in interstate commerce or on a highway in intrastate commerce is subject to the idling requirements. It amends the requirements for a person who owns a location where a commercial motor vehicle loads or unloads. It changes a time limitation for motor vehicles that idle when the temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below.