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Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act
To amend title 23, United States Code, to increase the maximum gross vehicle weight for certain agricultural vehicles operating on a segment of the Interstate System in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would amend federal highway law to allow Virginia to issue special permits for agricultural and forestry vehicles to operate on Interstate highways in the state at a maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds. The bill defines covered agricultural vehicles as those transporting unprocessed agricultural crops for food, feed, or fiber, or raw or unfinished forest products including logs, pulpwood, rough-sawn lumber, biomass, or wood chips. The provision would create an exception to standard federal vehicle weight limitations specifically for Virginia's agricultural and forestry transport operations.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. McGuire, John [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
3 cosponsors
Actions (4)
- Feb 26, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H845)
- Feb 21, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
- Feb 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Feb 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 21, 2025
Mr. McGuire (for himself and Mr. Wittman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to increase the maximum gross vehicle weight for certain agricultural vehicles operating on a segment of the Interstate System in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act”.
SEC. 2. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS.
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(z) Exception for Agricultural Vehicles in Commonwealth of Virginia.—
“(1) In general.—The Commonwealth of Virginia may allow, by special permit, the operation of a covered agricultural vehicle on the Interstate System in the Commonwealth of Virginia if such vehicle does not exceed 90,000 pounds.
“(2) Covered agricultural vehicle defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered agricultural vehicle’ means a vehicle that is transporting unprocessed agricultural crops used for food, feed or fiber, or raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, rough-sawn green lumber, biomass, or wood chips.”. <all>
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