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authorization
regulation
control
secretary
interior
principally
purpose
transporting
persons
national
parks
national
monuments
motor
vehicles
controlled
operated
farmer
used
transportation
agricultural
commodities
products
thereof
transportation
supplies
farm
motor
vehicles
controlled
operated
association
defined
agricultural
marketing
act
approved
june
amended
trolley
busses
operated
electric
power
derived
fixed
overhead
wire
furnishing
local
passenger
transportation
similar
service
motor
vehicles
used
exclusively
carrying
livestock
fish
including
shell
fish
agricultural
commodities
including
manufactured
products
thereof
motor
vehicles
used
exclusively
distribution
newspapers
unless
extent
commission
shall
time
time
find
application
necessary
carry
policy
congress
enunciated
section
shall
provisions
part
except
provisions
section
relative
qualifications
maximum
hours
service
employees
safety
operation
standards
equipment
apply
transportation
passengers
property
interstate
foreign
commerce
wholly
within
municipality
contiguous
municipalities
within
zone
adjacent
commercially
part
municipality
municipalities
except
transportation
common
control
management
arrangement
continuous
carriage
shipment
point
without
municipality
municipalities
zone
provided
motor
carrier
engaged
transportation
passengers
regular
irregular
route
routes
interstate
commerce
also
lawfully
engaged
intrastate
transportation
passengers
entire
length
interstate
route
routes
accordance
laws
state
jurisdiction
casual
occasional
reciprocal
transportation
passengers
property
interstate
foreign
commerce
compensation
person
engaged
transportation
motor
vehicle
regular
occupation
business
sess