,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bi1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota 7=    
himself & ,mr4 ,co/a7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #bc1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to improve responses to   
em]g5cies1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,mod]niz+ ,op]ations = ,vehicles 9      
,em]g5cies ,act or ! ,,move ,act4  #b4  
,mod]niz+ au?ority = c]ta9 vehicle      
p]mits dur+ em]g5cies & c]ta9 o!r       
conditions ,section #abg7;i7 ( title    
#bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  7i7 ,special p]mits dur+
 em]g5cies & c]ta9 o!r conditions  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
?is section1 a ,/ate may issue special  
p]mits to ov]weight vehicles & loads t c
 easily be dismantl$ or divid$ if !     
conditions ( ei!r p>agraph 7#b7 or      
p>agraph 7#c7 are met4  7#b7            

,presid5tial decl>ation ,! conditions ( 
?is p>agraph are-- 7,a7 ! ,presid5t has 
decl>$ an em]g5cy or a major disa/]     
pursuant to section #dja or #eja ( !    
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj2 #eaia72  7,b7 ! p]mits describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 are issu$ 9 accordance ) 
,/ate law2  7,c7 ! p]mits are issu$     
exclusively to vehicles & loads t are   
deliv]+ relief supplies or supplies t   
facilitate recov]y or return to         
normalcy2 &  7,d7 a p]mit %all expire n 
lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date ( !      
decl>ation describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
unless ! p]mit expiration date is ext5d$
 by ! ,gov]nor ( ! ,/ate issu+ su*      
p]mit4  7#c7 ,gov]nor decl>ation ,!     
conditions ( ?is p>agraph are ! foll[+3 
7,a7 ,a ,gov]nor ( a ,/ate has decl>$   
t-- 7i7 em]g5cy or o!r unusual          
conditions1 includ+ wea!r1 fire1        
e>?quake1 disease1 or natural em]g5cies 
& includ+ f9ancial or o!r non-natural   
em]g5cies1 are hav+ a negative impact on

 comm]ce 9 ! ,/ate2 or  7ii7 supply *a9 
function is sub/antially impair$ 9 !    
,/ate1 ei!r 9 t]ms ( sl[ ov]all movem5t1
 freight traffic conge/ion1 or o!rwise4 
7,b7 ,! p]mits describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 
are issu$ 9 accordance ) ,/ate law4     
7,c7 ,! au?ority to issue a p]mit       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all expire    
#bgj days aft] a ,gov]nor makes a       
decl>ation pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a71
 unless ! expiration date is ext5d$ by !
 ,gov]nor1 :i* may be = a p]iod ( n m   
?an #ij days4  7,d7 ,a p]mit issu$      
pursuant to ?is p>agraph %all expire on 
! date on :i* ! p]iod ( au?ority to     
issue a p]mit "u subp>agraph 7,c7 ends1 
includ+ any ext5sion ( su* p]iod (      
au?ority4  4