Sec. 1023. GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTION
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## SEC. 1023 GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTION ###
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(e)Firefighting Vehicles **[**[23 U.S.C. 127 note](/us/usc/t23/s127)**]** ####
(1)Temporary exemption The second sentence of section 127 of title 23, United States Code, relating to axle weight limitations and the bridge formula for vehicles using the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, shall not apply, in the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, to any existing vehicle which is used for the purpose of protecting persons and property from fires and other disasters that threaten public safety and which is in actual operation before such date of enactment and to any new vehicle to be used for such purpose while such vehicle is being delivered to a firefighting agency. The Secretary may extend such 2-year period for an additional year. ####
(2)Study The Secretary shall conduct a study— #####
(A)of State laws regulating the use on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways of vehicles which are used for the purpose of protecting persons and property from fires and other disasters that threaten public safety and which are being delivered to or operated by a firefighting agency; and #####
(B)of the issuance of permits by States which exempt such vehicles from the requirements of the second sentence of section 127 of title 23, United States Code. ####
(3)Purposes The purposes of the study under this subsection are to determine whether or not such State laws and such section 127 need to be modified with regard to such vehicles and whether or not a permanent exemption should be made for such vehicles from the requirements of such laws and section 127 or whether or not the bridge formula set forth in such section should be modified as it applies to such vehicles. ####
(4)Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (2), together with recommendations. ###
(f)Montana-Canada Trade The Secretary shall not withhold funds from the State of Montana on the basis of actions taken by the State of Montana pursuant to a draft memorandum of understanding with the Province of Alberta, Canada, regarding truck transportation between Canada and Shelby, Montana; except that such actions do not include actions not permitted by the State of Montana on or before June 1, 1991. ###
(g)Transporters of Water Well Drilling Rigs ####
(1)Study The Secretary shall conduct a study of State and Federal regulations pertaining to transporters of water well drilling rigs on public highways for the purpose of identifying requirements which place a burden on such transporters without enhancing safety or preservation of public highways. ####
(2)Report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), together with any legislative and administrative recommendations of the Secretary. ###
(h)Over-the-Road Buses and Public Transit Vehicles **[**[23 U.S.C. 127 note](/us/usc/t23/s127)**]** ####
(1)exemption5 The second sentence of section 127 of title 23, United States Code, relating to axle weight limitations for vehicles using the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways, shall not apply to— 5The amendment made by section 1522(1) of division A of Public Law 112–141 to the heading of paragraph
(1)to strike “temporary exemption” and insert “exemption” probably should have been made to strike “Temporary exemption” and insert “Exemption”. The casing of the first letter of the first word in the stricken and inserted matters probably should have appeared in initial cap. Such amendment was executed to reflect the probable intent of Congress. #####
(A)any over-the-road bus (as defined in section 301 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181)); #####
(B)any vehicle that is regularly and exclusively used as an intrastate public agency transit passenger bus; or #####
(C)any motor home (as defined in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulation)). ####
(2)State action #####
(A)Weight limitations A covered State, including any political subdivision of such State, may not enforce a single axle weight limitation of less than 24,000 pounds, including enforcement tolerances, on any vehicle referred to in paragraph
(1)in any case in which the vehicle is using the Interstate System. #####
(B)Covered state defined In this paragraph, the term “**covered State**” means a State that has enforced, in the period beginning on October 6, 1992, and ending on the date of enactment of this subparagraph, a single axle weight limitation of 20,000 pounds or greater but less than 24,000 pounds, including enforcement tolerances, on any vehicle referred to in paragraph
(1)in any case in which the vehicle is using the Interstate System.
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- Pub. L. 112-141
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