A bill to retain the existing vehicle weight limitations for vehicles traveling along any segment of U.S. Highway 78 within Mississippi after such segment is incorporated into the Interstate Highway System.

Bill: 113-s-1289
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]
Introduced: 2013-07-11
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Mississippi

Motor carriers

Motor vehicles

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Permits the continued operation of trucks on any segment of U.S. Highway 78 in Mississippi designated as a highway on the Interstate System. Prohibits application of federal weight limitations to those trucks that could operate legally on such a segment before that designation.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1289 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 11, 2013 Mr. Cochran (for himself and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To retain the existing vehicle weight limitations for vehicles traveling along any segment of U.S. Highway 78 within Mississippi after such segment is incorporated into the Interstate Highway System.

1. Retention of vehicle weight limitations on U.S. Highway 78 Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following: (12) With respect to all segments of the Interstate Highway System within Mississippi that were previously designated as U.S. Highway 78, the single axle weight, tandem axle weight, gross vehicle weight, and bridge formula limits set forth in paragraph (2) shall not apply to a vehicle using any such segment if the vehicle could have legally operated on such segment before it was designated as part of the Interstate Highway System. .