H.R. 2166: Safe Routes Act of 2025

The bill titled "Safe Routes Act of 2025" aims to modify existing vehicle weight limitations as defined in United States law. Specifically, it focuses on logging vehicles that carry raw or unfinished forest products.

Key Provisions of the Bill

• Weight Limit Exemptions: The bill allows for exemptions from the vehicle weight limits for certain logging vehicles.
• Definition of Covered Logging Vehicle: It specifies that a "covered logging vehicle" is one that:
  • transports raw or unfinished forest products, such as logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips;
  • travels a distance not exceeding 150 air miles from its origin to a storage or processing facility;
  • complies with state legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting these products within the state.
• State Legal Weight Tolerances: The weight waivers provided by this legislation will apply only to the legal weight tolerances currently in effect at the time the bill is enacted.

The objective of the bill is to make it easier for logging companies to transport products without facing excessive restrictions on vehicle weights, provided they meet the defined criteria. This aims to support the logging industry by allowing more flexibility in the transportation of forest products.

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