110 HR 1757 IH: To adjust the weight limits of commercial motor U.S. House of Representatives 2007-03-29 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1757 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 29, 2007 Mr. Boren (for himself and Ms. Fallin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To adjust the weight limits of commercial motor vehicles.

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Motor vehicle weight changes

Strike section 31301(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (4)commercial motor vehicle means a motor vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property that— (A)has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 26,001 pounds, whichever is greater; (B)is designed to transport at least 16 passengers, including the driver; or (C)is used to transport material found by the secretary to be hazardous under section 5103, except that a vehicle shall not be included as a commercial motor vehicle under this subparagraph if— (i)the vehicle is transporting material listed as hazardous under section 306(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9656(a)) and is not otherwise regulated by the Secretary or is transporting a consumer commodity or limited quantity of hazardous material as defined in section 171.8 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and (ii)the Secretary does not deny the application of this exception to the vehicle (individually or as part of a class of motor vehicles) in the interest of safety. .