118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2493Safe Routes Act of 2023

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes.

Transportation and public works
Introduced Apr 6, 2023
Last action Apr 7, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 6, 2023
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Referred
Apr 7, 2023
T&I
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles. The term covered logging vehicle means a vehicle that (1) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (2) is traveling a distance not greater than 150 air miles from origin to a storage or processing facility; and (3) meets state legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the state boundaries in which the vehicle is operating.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Apr 7, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.