,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjai,mr4   
,gallagher 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,courtney1
 ,mr4 ,sensenbrenner1 ,mr4 ,bishop of   
,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,golden7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 with  
respect to vehicle weight limitations   
for certain logging vehicles1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,safe ,routes  
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,vehicle weight     
exemptions ,section #abg of title #bc1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7v7   
,certain logging vehicles  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary shall waive1    
with respect to a covered logging       
vehicle1 the application of any vehicle 
weight limit established under this     
section4  7#b7 ,covered logging vehicle 
defined ,in this subsection1 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 is traveling a distance not greater
 than #aej air miles on the ,interstate 
from origin to a storage or processing  
facility2 and  7,c7 meets ,state legal  
weight tolerances and vehicle           
configurations for transporting raw or  
unfinished forest products within the   
,state boundaries in which the vehicle  
is operating4  7#c7 ,application of     
weight tolerances ,the waiver in this   
subsection shall only apply with respect
 to a ,state legal weight tolerance in  
effect on the date of enactment of this 
subsection4  4