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Safe Routes Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1509| Senate 
| Updated: 5/16/2019
Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Republican Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (1)
David Perdue (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safe Routes Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive any vehicle weight limit for covered logging vehicles. The term "covered logging vehicle" means a vehicle that (1) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (2) is traveling a distance of not more than 150 air miles from the point of origin to a storage or processing facility; and (3) meets applicable state legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the boundaries of each state in which the vehicle is operating.
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May 2, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2453
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • May 2, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2453
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.


  • May 16, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 16, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2453: Safe Routes Act of 2019
Forests, forestry, treesMotor carriersRoads and highways

Safe Routes Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1509| Senate 
| Updated: 5/16/2019
Safe Routes Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive any vehicle weight limit for covered logging vehicles. The term "covered logging vehicle" means a vehicle that (1) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (2) is traveling a distance of not more than 150 air miles from the point of origin to a storage or processing facility; and (3) meets applicable state legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the boundaries of each state in which the vehicle is operating.
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Timeline
May 2, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2453
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • May 2, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2453
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.


  • May 16, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 16, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Republican Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (1)
David Perdue (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2453: Safe Routes Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Forests, forestry, treesMotor carriersRoads and highways