,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eggc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,woodall 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,bishop of ,georgia7 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 vehicles hauling perishable 
commodities or products1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,freight            
,restriction ,elimination for ,safer    
,hauling ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,vehicle   
weight limitations-,interstate ,system  
,section #abg of title #bc1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7v7 ,vehicles   
hauling perishable commodities or       
products  7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state may
 waive the application of any vehicle   
weight limit established under this     
section with respect to a covered       

vehicle hauling a perishable commodity  
or product4  7#b7 ,definitions ,in this 
subsection3 7,a7 ,covered vehicle       
hauling a perishable commodity or       
product ,the term covered vehicle       
hauling a perishable commodity or       
product means a vehicle that--  7i7 is  
carrying-- 7,i7 a perishable            
agricultural commodity 7as defined in   
section #a7;b77#d7 of the ,perishable   
,agricultural ,commodities ,act1 #aicj  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #dii;a7b77#d772  7,,ii7   
concrete in an unhardened state2        
7,,iii7 live poultry2  7,,iv7 raw or    
unfinished forest products1 including   
logs1 pulpwood1 biomass1 or wood chips2 
7,v7 livestock feed2 or  7,,vi7 other   
products or commodities that could be   
deemed not useful after a specified     
amount of time in accordance with       
industry standards and practices1 as    
defined by a ,state2  7ii7 meets the    
weight tolerances 7or weight limits7 and
 vehicle configurations of the ,state in
 which the vehicle is operating and1 if 

applicable1 point of origin radius      
distances within the ,state boundaries  
in which the vehicle is operating2 and  
7iii7 is equipped with speed-limiting   
technology that is turned on and set at 
a speed not greater than the lesser of--
  7,i7 the posted speed limit2 or       
7,,ii7 #fe miles per hour4  7,b7        
,speed-limiting technology ,the term    
speed-limiting technology means a       
technology that prevents a commercial   
motor vehicle from exceeding a          
preprogramed maximum speed4  4