113 HR 4115 IH: Winter Roads Safety Act of 2014 U.S. House of Representatives 2014-02-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4115 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2014 Mr. Nolan (for himself, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Ribble, and Mr. Peterson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to temporarily waive certain vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Winter Roads Safety Act of 2014.

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Temporary waiver

(a)

In general

During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on April 15, 2014, the Secretary of Transportation shall waive, for a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under section 127 of title 23, United States Code. (b)

Covered logging vehicle defined

In this section, the term covered logging vehicle means a vehicle that— (1)is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (2)has a gross vehicle weight of not more than 99,000 pounds; (3)has not less than 6 axles; and (4)is operating on a segment of— (A)Interstate Route 35 in Minnesota from mile marker 235.4 to mile marker 259.552; (B)Interstate Route 535 in Minnesota from mile marker 0 to mile marker 1.571; (C)Interstate Route 39 in Wisconsin from mile marker 175.8 to mile marker 189; or (D)Interstate Route 535 in Wisconsin from mile marker 0 to mile marker 1.19.