H.R. 1487

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1487 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1487

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.

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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

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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.''.
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