,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bacj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ac1    
#bjad ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,franken7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct the ,secretary of          
,transportation to temporarily waive    
certain vehicle weight limits for       
covered logging vehicles1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,winter ,roads      
,safety ,act of #bjad4  #b4  ,temporary 
waiver  7a7  ,in general  ,during the   
period beginning on the date of the     
enactment of this ,act and ending on the
 date on which the ,commissioner of the 
,minnesota ,department of               
,transportation terminates the seasonal 
vehicle weight limit increase in the    
,north ,zone in accordance with section 
#afi4hbf of the ,minnesota ,statutes1   
the ,secretary of ,transportation shall 

waive1 for a covered logging vehicle1   
the application of any vehicle weight   
limit established under section #abg of 
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7  
,inspection requirement ,notwithstanding
 subsection 7a71 a waiver described in  
such subsection may not be granted until
 the bridges along the road segments    
described in subsection 7c77#d7 have    
been inspected and certified by the     
,minnesota ,department of               
,transportation to be structurally      
capable of supporting vehicles with a   
gross vehicle weight of #ii1jjj pounds4 
7c7 ,defined term  ,in this section1 the
 term covered logging vehicle means a   
vehicle that--  7#a7 is transporting raw
 or unfinished forest products1         
including logs1 pulpwood1 biomass1 or   
wood chips2  7#b7 has a gross vehicle   
weight of not more than #ii1jjj pounds2 
7#c7 has not fewer than #f axles2  7#d7 
is operating on a segment of--  7,a7    
,interstate ,route #ce in ,minnesota    
between mile marker #bce4d and mile     

marker #bei4eeb2 or  7,b7 ,interstate   
,route #ece in ,minnesota between mile  
marker #j and mile marker #a4ega2 and   
7#e7 has obtained the appropriate       
overweight vehicle permit from the      
,minnesota ,department of               
,transportation4