Safe Routes Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/29/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2021-03-26Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2021-03-26Introduced in House
- 2021-03-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-26 (00)
Safe Routes Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles.
The term covered logging vehicle means a vehicle that (1) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (2) is traveling a distance not greater than 150 air miles from origin to a storage or processing facility; and (3) meets state legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the state boundaries in which the vehicle is operating.
Cosponsors (16)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Bob Good (R-VA)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Tom Rice (R-SC)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- William Timmons (R-SC)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- Lisa McClain (R-MI)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Neal Dunn (R-FL)
- Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Subjects
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Motor carriers
- Roads and highways
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