FAIR TOW Act

Bill: 114-hr-3247
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
Introduced: 2015-07-28
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor vehicles

Roads and highways
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Fair Action for Interstate Recovery Vehicles on Truck Operating Weights Act or the FAIR TOW Act</b></p> <p>Exempts certain heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles traveling on federal highways from federal vehicle weight limitations. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3247 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2015 Mr. Fleischmann (for himself and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to exempt covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles from certain weight limitations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Action for Interstate Recovery Vehicles on Truck Operating Weights Act or the FAIR TOW Act . 2. Vehicle weight limitations—Interstate System Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Covered heavy-Duty tow and recovery vehicles (1) In general The vehicle weight limitations set forth in this section do not apply to a covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle. (2) Covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle defined In this subsection, the term covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle means a vehicle that— (A) is transporting a disabled vehicle from the place where the vehicle became disabled to the nearest appropriate repair facility; and (B) has a gross vehicle weight that is equal to or exceeds the gross vehicle weight of the disabled vehicle being transported. .