,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aeji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1      
#bjai,mr4 ,johnson 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,perdue7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
require the ,secretary of               
,transportation to waive 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 exemption for certain   
logging vehicles ,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 for
 a covered logging vehicle1 the         
application of any vehicle weight limit 
established under this section4  7#b7   
,application of weight tolerances ,the  

waiver under this subsection shall only 
apply with respect to a ,state legal    
weight tolerance in effect on the date  
of enactment of this subsection4  7#c7  
,definition of covered logging vehicle  
,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 of not more than
 #aej air miles on the ,interstate      
,system from the point of origin to a   
storage or processing facility2 and     
7,c7 meets applicable ,state legal      
weight tolerances and vehicle           
configurations for transporting raw or  
unfinished forest products within the   
boundaries of each ,state in which the  
vehicle is operating4  4