3.0.0 95 2018-02-03T19:06:38Z 2018-02-05T15:29:52Z Senate S S 2005-01-24 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-01-24T23:20:28Z Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act 109 1218 HR 2005-03-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. Identical bill House 2005-01-24 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR 1/26/2005 S575-577) IntroReferral 2005-01-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S260-261) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2005-01-24 True Transportation and Public Works Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Federal aid to transportation Federal preemption Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Highway finance Interstate highway system Law Licenses Motor vehicle safety State laws Traffic accidents and safety Trucking Trucks Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2005-02-15T21:19:49Z Prohibits a State from allowing the operation of a commercial motor vehicle combination on the NHS (except a vehicle or load that cannot be dismantled or divided easily, and that has been issued a special permit under State law) with more than one property-carrying unit (excluding the truck tractor) whose property-carrying units are more than: (1) the maximum combination trailer, semi-trailer, or other type of length limitation allowed by State law on June 1, 2003; or (2) the length of the property-carrying units of those commercial motor vehicle combinations, by specific configuration, in actual and lawful operation on a regular or periodic basis (including continual seasonal operation) in such State on or before June 1, 2003. Permits a commercial motor vehicle combination authorized in a State to continue to operate on System highways provided it is in compliance with State law, including routing-specific and configuration-specific designations and all other restrictions in force in the State on June 1, 2003.

Amends Federal highway law to prohibit a State from allowing the operation of a vehicle or combination (other than a longer combination vehicle) exceeding Interstate weight limits on the Interstate System unless its operation was lawful: (1) on July 1, 1956; (2) in the case of the overall gross weight of any group of two or more consecutive axles, on the date of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974; or (3) under a special permit pursuant to State (grandfather) law. Subjects such vehicles and combinations to all routing-specific, commodity-specific, and weight-specific designations in force in such State on June 1, 2003.

Declares that Interstate weight limitations on vehicles and combinations (other than longer combination vehicles) that operate on the Interstate System shall also apply to such vehicles and combinations that operate on non-Interstate segments of the NHS, unless: (1) such segments are subject to lower State weight limits; or (2) a State allows the operation of any vehicle or combination on an existing non-Interstate segment of the NHS that could be so operated lawfully on June 1, 2003.]]>

Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act Short Titles as Introduced Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act Display Title Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, concerning length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-01-24T05:00:00Z 2005-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR 1/26/2005 S575-577) 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.