[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2073 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2073

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the State of West 
Virginia to allow the operation of certain vehicles for the hauling of 
  coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County, 
                             West Virginia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 23, 2009

 Mrs. Capito 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 permit the State of West 
Virginia to allow the operation of certain vehicles for the hauling of 
  coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County, 
                             West Virginia.

    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(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) The State of West Virginia may allow, by special 
        permit, the operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight 
        of up to 126,000 pounds, and with loads conforming to such 
        single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula limits as may be 
        established by the State, for the hauling of coal and coal by-
        products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County, West 
        Virginia, between Exits 85 and 97.''.
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