3.0.0 876 2019-02-20T23:05:19Z 2019-02-23T23:04:28Z Senate S S 2011-05-03 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-05-03T19:06:13Z Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act 112 1574 HR 2011-04-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2011-05-03 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2011-05-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2011-06-09 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2011-06-22 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2011-07-14 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2011-11-01 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Transportation Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations Motor carriers Motor vehicles Roads and highways State and local government operations Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2011-05-03 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-09T17:24:59Z Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act - Prohibits a state from prescribing or enforcing any regulation that allows a restricted property-carrying unit (any trailer, semi-trailer, container, or other property-carrying unit longer than 53 feet, except for a fire-fighting unit) to operate on the National Highway System (NHS) (including the Interstate System), unless the operation of such unit is authorized by the state on June 1, 2008, and in actual and lawful operation on a regular or periodic basis (including seasonal operations) on or before that date.

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, 2008; 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, 2008.

Prohibits 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 January 4, 1975; or (3) under a special permit pursuant to state (grandfather) law.

Declares that Interstate weight limitations on vehicles and combinations (other than longer combination vehicles) that operate on the Interstate System shall 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 have been lawfully operated on June 1, 2008.]]>

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 title 23 and 49, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to the length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s876is/xml/BILLS-112s876is.xml 2011-05-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.