To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the State of New York authority to allow tandem trailers to use Interstate Route 787 between the New York State Thruway and Church Street in Albany, New York.

Amends Federal commercial vehicle safety law to grant the State of New York authority to allow the operation of tandem trailers (not in actual operation on June 1, 1991) on Interstate Route 787 between exit 23 on the New York State Thruway and the Church Street and I-787 interchange in Albany, New York.

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[H.R. 481 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 481

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the State of New York 
authority to allow tandem trailers to use Interstate Route 787 between 
   the New York State Thruway and Church Street in Albany, New York.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2003

 Mr. McNulty introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the State of New York 
authority to allow tandem trailers to use Interstate Route 787 between 
   the New York State Thruway and Church Street in Albany, New York.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 31112(c) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and Iowa'' and inserting ``Iowa, and New 
        York'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(4) New York may allow the operation of tandem trailers 
        not in actual operation on June 1, 1991, on Interstate Route 
        787 between exit 23 on the New York State Thruway and the 
        Church Street and I-787 interchange in Albany, New York.''.
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