3.0.0 3778 2023-01-11T13:29:38Z 2023-01-11T13:29:38Z House HR 2015-10-21 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 154 (Wednesday, October 21, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DUFFY:H.R. 3778.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H7089]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2015-10-22T15:28:17Z Referred to 2015-10-21T14:01:25Z FAST Act 114 22 HR 2015-12-04 Became Public Law No: 114-94. Related bill CRS 2015-10-22 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2015-10-21 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2015-10-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000614 Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] Sean Duffy R WI P. 7 N R000587 Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] Reid Ribble R WI J. 8 2015-10-21 True Transportation and Public Works Forests, forestry, trees Motor carriers Motor vehicles Roads and highways Wisconsin Transportation and Public Works 00 2015-10-21 Introduced in House 2016-03-09T19:45:14Z Trees on the Interstate Means a Better Economy and Roads Act of 2015 or the TIMBER Act of 2015

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive certain Interstate Highway System vehicle weight limitations for covered logging vehicles.

The bill defines "covered logging vehicle" to mean a vehicle that:

  • is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips;
  • has a gross vehicle weight of not more than 98,000 pounds;
  • has at least 6 axles; and
  • is operating on a segment of Interstate Route 39 in Wisconsin from mile marker 175.8 to mile marker 189.
]]> TIMBER Act of 2015 Display Title TIMBER Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced TIMBER Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Trees on the Interstate Means a Better Economy and Roads Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3778ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3778ih.xml 2015-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. 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.