3.0.0 747 2019-02-20T23:03:36Z 2019-02-23T17:38:06Z Senate S S 2011-04-06 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-04-06T22:32:52Z Truck Weight Uniformity Act of 2011 112 801 HR 2011-02-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Related bill CRS Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011 112 763 HR 2011-02-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Identical bill CRS 2011-04-06 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-04-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID N K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2011-04-06 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2011-04-06 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2011-04-06 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2011-05-03 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2011-05-03 False Transportation and Public Works Government trust funds Infrastructure development Motor carriers Motor vehicles Roads and highways Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2011-04-06 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-07T16:55:09Z Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011 - Allows a state to authorize a vehicle with a maximum gross weight (including enforcement tolerances) exceeding certain federal weight limitations to operate on Interstate Highway System (IHS) routes in the state if: (1) the vehicle is equipped with at least six axles, (2) the weight of any single axle does not exceed 20,000 pounds, (3) the weight of any tandem axle does not exceed 34,000 pounds, (4) the weight of any group of 3 or more axles does not exceed 51,000 pounds, and (5) the gross weight of the vehicle does not exceed 97,000 pounds.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a safe and efficient vehicle bridge infrastructure improvement program. Requires the Secretary to apportion amounts from the Safe and Efficient Vehicle Trust Fund to states for eligible bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a tax on any vehicles that exceed federal weight limitations operating on the IHS, and (2) establish the Safe and Efficient Vehicle Trust Fund.

]]> Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011 Display Title Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the Interstate System, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s747is/xml/BILLS-112s747is.xml 2011-04-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.