,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bajh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,ricketts 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,schiff7 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    
establish an axle weight variance for   
certain commercial motor vehicles       
transporting dry bulk goods1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4  ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the ,vehicle 
,axle ,redistribution ,increases ,allow 
,new ,capacities for ,efficiency ,act or
 the ,,variance ,act4  #b4  ,axle weight
 variance for the transportation of dry 
bulk goods  ,section #abg of title #bc1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7z7   
,axle weight variance for the           
transportation of dry bulk goods  7#a7  
,definition of dry bulk goods  ,in this 
subsection1 the term dry bulk goods     

means a homogeneous1 unmarked1          
unpackaged1 nonliquid cargo being       
transported in a trailer specifically   
designed for that purpose4  7#b7        
,weight variance  ,notwithstanding any  
other provision of this section1 except 
for the maximum gross vehicle weight    
limitation1 a commercial motor vehicle  
transporting dry bulk goods may not     
exceed #aaj percent of the maximum      
weight on any axle or axle group        
described in subsection 7a71 including  
any enforcement tolerance4  4