[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5538 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5538

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to waive certain limitations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2002

Mr. Pickering introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 23, United States Code, to waive certain limitations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS--INTERSTATE SYSTEM.

    Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(i) Waiver of Certain Limitations for Certain Routes on 
Mississippi Highways.--For any vehicle hauling sand, gravel, wood 
chips, wood shavings, sawdust, fill dirt, agricultural products, or 
unprocessed forestry products, or any combination thereof on Interstate 
Route 59, Interstate Route 55, Interstate Route 20, or Interstate Route 
10 in the State of Mississippi, a tandem axle weight of 34,000 pounds 
established in subsection (a) shall be 40,000 pounds and a gross weight 
of at least 80,000 pounds for vehicle combinations of 5 axles 
established under subsection (a) shall be 84,000 pounds.''.
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