To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide an exemption from Interstate System weight limitations for milk hauling vehicles in the State of Connecticut.

Amends Federal highway provisions to authorize the State of Connecticut to allow, by special permit, the operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 99,000 pounds for the hauling of milk in liquid form on Interstate System highways in the State (thus providing an exemption from Interstate System weight limitations).

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2384 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2384

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide an exemption from 
 Interstate System weight limitations for milk hauling vehicles in the 
                         State of Connecticut.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2003

 Mr. Simmons (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
DeLauro, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut) 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, to provide an exemption from 
 Interstate System weight limitations for milk hauling vehicles in the 
                         State of Connecticut.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM INTERSTATE SYSTEM WEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR MILK 
              HAULING VEHICLES IN CONNECTICUT.

    Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``The State of Connecticut may allow, 
by special permit, on Interstate System highways in the State the 
operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 99,000 
pounds for the hauling of milk in liquid form.''.
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