[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1451 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1451

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow an exception for the 
                weight limits for certain towing trucks.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2009

Mr. Shuster (for himself and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania) 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 allow an exception for the 
                weight limits for certain towing trucks.

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

SECTION 1. TOW TRUCK EXCEPTION.

    Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(i) Tow Truck Exception.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the vehicle 
        weight limitation set forth in subsection (a) shall not apply 
        to a tow truck that removes a disabled vehicle from the 
        Interstate System and transports such vehicle to an appropriate 
        storage or repair facility of not more than 100 miles from the 
        point where such disablement occurred.
            ``(2) Combined weight limitation.--A tow truck removing a 
        disabled vehicle under paragraph (1) may not exceed 150,000 
        pounds gross combined weight.''.
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