,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aj1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,ribble introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #bc1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 ) respect to vehicle      
weight limitations applicable to !      
,int]/ate ,sy/em1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,safe1 ,flexible1 & ,effici5t ,truck+   
,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,mod]niz$ weight     
limitations = c]ta9 vehicles ,section   
#abg ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7m7
 ,additional exception to weight        
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+     
subsection 7a71 a ,/ate may au?orize a  
vehicle ) a maximum gross weight1       
includ+ all en=cem5t tol]ances1 t exce$s
 ! maximum gross weight o!rwise         
applicable "u subsection 7a7 to op]ate  
on ,int]/ate ,sy/em r\tes 9 ! ,/ate1    
if--  7,a7 ! vehicle is equipp$ ) at    

lea/ #f axles2  7,b7 ! weight ( any s+le
 axle on ! vehicle does n exce$ #bj1jjj 
p\nds1 includ+ en=cem5t tol]ances2  7,c7
 ! weight ( any t&em axle on ! vehicle  
does n exce$ #cd1jjj p\nds1 includ+     
en=cem5t tol]ances2  7,d7 ! weight ( any
 gr\p ( #c or m axles on ! vehicle does 
n exce$ #ea1jjj p\nds1 includ+ en=cem5t 
tol]ances2  7,e7 ! gross weight ( !     
vehicle does n exce$ #ia1jjj p\nds1     
includ+ en=cem5t tol]ances2 &  7,f7 !   
vehicle complies ) ! bridge =mula 9     
subsection 7a77#b7 ( ?is section4  7#b7 
,special rules  7,a7 ,o!r exceptions n  
affect$ ,?is subsection %all n re/rict--
  7i7 a vehicle t may op]ate "u any o!r 
provision ( ?is section or ano!r ,f$]al 
law2 or  7ii7 a ,/ate's au?ority )      
respect to a vehicle t may op]ate "u any
 o!r provision ( ?is section or ano!r   
,f$]al law4  7,b7 ,means ( implem5tation
 ,a ,/ate may implem5t ?is subsection by
 any means1 includ+ /atute or rule (    
g5]al applicability1 by special p]mit1  
or o!rwise4  7#c7 ,additional ,equipm5t 

7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may issue su*
 regulations z are necess>y to require a
 vehicle op]at+ pursuant to ?is         
subsection to include #a item (         
additional equipm5t n o!rwise requir$ by
 law4 ,! ,secret>y may issue su*        
regulations only if ! equipm5t item to  
be requir$ is available at ! "t a rule  
is propos$4  7,b7 ,comm5t ,9 issu+      
regulations pursuant to ?is p>agraph1 ! 
,secret>y %all invite comm5t on !       
effective date ( any propos$ equipm5t   
requirem5t4  7,c7 ,limit$ au?ority ,!   
au?ority to issue regulations pursuant  
to ?is p>agraph applies only to a rule t
 is publi%$ z a f9al rule 9 ! ,f$]al    
,regi/] n lat] ?an ! date t is #f mon?s 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection4
  7#d7 ,report+ requirem5ts  7,a7       
,tri5nial report ,if a ,/ate1 pursuant  
to p>agraph 7#a71 au?orizes vehicles    
describ$ 9 su* p>agraph to op]ate on    
,int]/ate ,sy/em r\tes 9 ! ,/ate1 !     
,/ate %all submit to ! ,secret>y a      
tri5nial report conta9+--  7i7 an       

id5tification ( highway r\tes 9 ! ,/ate1
 includ+ r\tes n on ! ,int]/ate ,sy/em1 
on :i* ! ,/ate s au?orizes su* vehicles 
to op]ate2  7ii7 a description ( any    
gross vehicle weight limit applicable to
 su* vehicles s au?oriz$ & ( any op]at+ 
requirem5ts applicable to su* vehicles t
 are 9 addition to requirem5ts          
applicable to all comm]cial motor       
vehicles2  7iii7 ! numb] ( cra%es t     
occurr$ 9 ! ,/ate involv+ su* vehicles s
 au?oriz$ on ! ,int]/ate ,sy/em1 ! numb]
 ( su* cra%es involv+ fatalities1 & !   
numb] ( su* cra%es involv+ non-fatal    
injuries2  7iv7 e/imat$ vehicle miles   
travel$ on ! ,int]/ate ,sy/em 9 ! ,/ate 
by su* vehicles s au?oriz$2 &  7v7 o!r  
in=mation1 su* z ! gross vehicle weight 
( a vehicle op]at+ pursuant to !        
au?ority ( ?is subsection at ! "t ( a   
cra%1 z ! ,secret>y & ! ,/ate jo9tly    
det]m9e necess>y4  7,b7 ,public         
availability ,! ,secret>y %all make all 
in=mation requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7   
available to ! public4  7#e7 ,t]m9ation 

z to r\te segm5t ,! ,secret>y may       
t]m9ate ! op]ation ( vehicles au?oriz$  
by a ,/ate "u ?is subsection on a       
specific ,int]/ate ,sy/em r\te segm5t   
if1 aft] ! effective date ( a decision (
 a ,/ate to all[ vehicles to op]ate     
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y  
det]m9es t su* op]ation poses an        
unreasonable safety risk bas$ on an     
eng9e]+ analysis ( ! r\te segm5t or an  
analysis ( safety or o!r applicable data
 f ! r\te segm5t4  7#f7 ,waiv] ( highway
 fund+ r$uction ,not)/&+ subsection 7a71
 ! total am\nt ( funds apportion$ to a  
,/ate "u section #ajd7;b77#a7 = any     
p]iod may n be r$uc$ "u subsection 7a7  
if ! ,/ate au?orizes a vehicle describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a7 to op]ate on ! ,int]/ate
 ,sy/em 9 ! ,/ate 9 accordance ) ?is    
subsection4  7#g7 ,pres]v+ ,/ate & local
 au?ority reg>d+ non-,int]/ate ,sy/em   
highways ,subsection 7b7 ( ?is section  
%all n apply to motor vehicles op]at+ on
 ! ,int]/ate ,sy/em solely "u ! au?ority
 provid$ by ?is subsection4  4