TIMBER Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3778
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2015-10-21
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees

Motor carriers

Motor vehicles

Roads and highways

Wisconsin
Latest action: action_date: 2015-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-10-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Trees on the Interstate Means a Better Economy and Roads Act of 2015 or the TIMBER Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive certain Interstate Highway System vehicle weight limitations for covered logging vehicles.</p> <p>The bill defines &quot;covered logging vehicle&quot; to mean a vehicle that:</p> <ul> <li>is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; </li> <li> has a gross vehicle weight of not more than 98,000 pounds; </li> <li> has at least 6 axles; and </li> <li> is operating on a segment of Interstate Route 39 in Wisconsin from mile marker 175.8 to mile marker 189. </li></ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3778 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 21, 2015 Mr. Duffy (for himself and Mr. Ribble ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trees on the Interstate Means a Better Economy and Roads Act of 2015 or the TIMBER Act of 2015 . 2. Vehicle weight limitations-Interstate System Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Certain logging vehicles in Wisconsin (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) has a gross vehicle weight of not more than 98,000 pounds; (C) has not less than 6 axles; and (D) is operating on a segment of Interstate Route 39 in Wisconsin from mile marker 175.8 to mile marker 189. .