A bill to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the United States Grain Standards Act, with respect to grain transferred out of and grain transferred into an export elevator at an export port location, to limit the official weighing requirement to: (1) grain transferred out of such an elevator to places outside the United States; and (2) grain transferred into such an elevator which is delivered by barge or with respect to which parties to its sales contract have not agreed to waive official weighing. Exempts from the official weighing requirement: (1) grain transferred by a person into or out of an export elevator which such person owns or controls; (2) grain transferred out of such an elevator to any place in the United States; and (3) incoming grain with respect to which parties to its sales contract have agreed to waive official weighing.

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Timeline

1. 2 August 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 August 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 August 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 August 1979

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Sponsors

• Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
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