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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5201
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 24, 2014
Mr. Southerland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to exempt agricultural loads traveling on Federal highways
if State agricultural regulations are met.
1.
Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Right to Haul Act of 2014.
2.
Exempting Agricultural Loads
(a)
Weight Exemptions
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(j)
State agricultural exemptions
(1)
In general
Notwithstanding subsection (a), individual State weight limitations for an agricultural commodity
that are applicable to State highways shall be applicable to the
Interstate System within the State’s borders for vehicles carrying an
agricultural commodity.
(2)
Agricultural commodity defined
The term agricultural commodity means any agricultural commodity (including horticulture, aquaculture, and floriculture), food,
feed, fiber, forestry products, livestock (including elk, reindeer, bison,
horses, or deer), or insects, and any product thereof.
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