[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3605 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3605

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize States to issue 
  special permits to allow the operation of vehicles of up to 95,000 
   pounds on Interstate System highways for the hauling of livestock.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2009

Mr. Rooney (for himself 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 up to 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 up to 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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