[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7012 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7012

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize States to issue 
  special permits to allow the operation of vehicles of not to exceed 
    95,000 pounds on Interstate System highways for the hauling of 
                               livestock.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 2008

 Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida (for herself and Mr. Putnam) 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 authorize States to issue 
  special permits to allow the operation of vehicles of not to exceed 
    95,000 pounds on Interstate System highways for the hauling of 
                               livestock.

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

SECTION 1. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR INTERSTATE SYSTEM HIGHWAYS.

    Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) Hauling of livestock.--A State may allow, by special 
        permit, the operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight 
        of not to exceed 95,000 pounds for the hauling of livestock. 
        The cost of a special permit issued under this paragraph may 
        not exceed $200 per year for a livestock trailer.''.
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