H.R. 1487

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