H.R. 2166

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2166 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2166

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight 
limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes.

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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

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A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight 
limitations for certain logging vehicles, 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 ``Safe Routes Act of 2025''.

SEC. 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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