Safe Routes Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/2/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2019-05-01Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2019-05-01Introduced in House
- 2019-05-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-01 (00)
Safe Routes Act of 2019
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 (20)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- F. SENSENBRENNER (R-WI)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Sean Duffy (R-WI)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Ross Spano (R-FL)
- Steven Palazzo (R-MS)
- Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Mark Walker (R-NC)
- Denver Riggleman (R-VA)
- Kurt Schrader (D-OR)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Neal Dunn (R-FL)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Ralph Abraham (R-LA)
Subjects
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Motor carriers
- Roads and highways
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