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Safe Routes Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles, thus allowing logging vehicles to travel on interstate highways in certain circumstances. 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 on interstate highways 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.
Action Timeline
2025-03-14
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2025-03-14
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-03-14
Introduced in House
2025-03-14
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.2166 pass?
HR.2166 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 34%.
What does HR.2166 do?
Safe Routes Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles, thus allowing logging vehicles to travel on interstate highways in certain circumstances. 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 on interstate highways from origin to a storage or processing facility; and (3) meets state legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transport…
Who sponsored HR.2166?
HR.2166 was sponsored by Tony Wied (R-Wisconsin).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 2166 IH: Safe Routes Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2166 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2025 Mr. Wied (for himself, Mr. Golden of Maine , Mr. Ezell , Mr. Tiffany , and Mr. Van Orden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Routes Act of 2025 . 2. Vehicle weight exemptions Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (z) Certain logging vehicles (1) In general The Secretary shall waive, with respect to a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under this section. (2) Covered logging vehicle defined In this subsection, the term covered logging vehicle means a vehicle that— (A) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (B) is traveling a distance not greater than 150 air miles on the Interstate from origin to a storage or processing facility; and (C) 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. (3) Application of weight tolerances The waiver in this subsection shall only apply with respect to a State legal weight tolerance in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection. .
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