Safe Routes Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 16, 2019)
Safe Routes Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive any vehicle weight limit 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 of not more than 150 air miles from the point of origin to a storage or processing facility; and (3) meets applicable state legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the boundaries of each state in which the vehicle is operating.
What just happenedMay 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 16, 2019
- May 16, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environment and Public Works Committee - May 16, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate