Introduced in Senate
Safe Routes Act of 2025
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Safe Routes Act of 2025.
SEC. 2. VEHICLE WEIGHT EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN LOGGING VEHICLESTrack this section →
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (z) Certain logging vehicles (1) In general The Secretary shall waive, for a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under this section. (2) Application of weight tolerances The waiver under this subsection shall only apply with respect to a State legal weight tolerance in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection. (3) Definition of covered logging vehicle In this subsection, the term covered logging vehicle means a vehicle that— (A) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (B) is traveling a distance of not more than 150 air miles on the Interstate System from the point of origin to a storage or processing facility; and (C) 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..