[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3184 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3184

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the vehicle length 
limitation for truck tractor-lowboy trailer combinations, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2019

Mr. Moolenaar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the vehicle length 
limitation for truck tractor-lowboy trailer combinations, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. LENGTH LIMITATIONS.

    Section 31111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Lowboy trailer.--The term `lowboy trailer' means a 
        semitrailer with a depressed section between the hitch and the 
        first rear axle.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``or'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) imposes a vehicle length limitation of less 
                than 80 feet on a truck tractor-lowboy trailer 
                combination with a front overhang of less than 4 feet 
                and a rear overhang of less than 6 feet.''.
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