Senate
Study
Bill
1203
-
Introduced
SENATE
CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
NO.
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
RESOLUTION
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KLIMESH)
A
Concurrent
Resolution
urging
the
members
of
Congress
1
to
amend
federal
law
to
increase
the
maximum
gross
2
weight
allowed
for
motor
vehicles
operated
on
the
3
interstate
road
system
in
Iowa
and
bordering
states.
4
WHEREAS,
federal
law
imposes
a
uniform
combined
5
gross
weight
limit
of
80,000
pounds
for
vehicles
6
operated
on
the
interstate
road
system,
unless
7
expressly
exempted;
and
8
WHEREAS,
a
number
of
exemptions
to
the
weight
limit
9
are
provided
on
certain
segments
of
the
interstate
road
10
system,
including
in
Iowa
and
in
states
that
border
11
Iowa;
and
12
WHEREAS,
vehicles
with
six
or
more
axles
can
safely
13
and
efficiently
handle
loads
exceeding
80,000
pounds
14
while
complying
with
reasonable
axle
weight
limits,
15
as
evidenced
by
the
96,000
pound
weight
limit
for
16
commercial
motor
vehicles
with
seven
axles
driven
on
17
primary
highways
that
are
not
part
of
the
interstate
18
road
system
in
Iowa;
and
19
WHEREAS,
commercial
motor
vehicle
drivers
are
20
inconvenienced
while
navigating
the
interstate
road
21
system
by
encountering
different
weight
limits
on
22
different
segments
of
the
same
interstate
road
system
23
within
and
across
state
borders;
and
24
WHEREAS,
it
is
in
the
best
interest
of
Iowa
and
the
25
states
that
border
Iowa
to
have
the
same
vehicle
weight
26
limits
on
the
interstate
road
system
across
all
states
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S.C.R.
_____
that
border
Iowa;
and
1
WHEREAS,
it
is
also
in
the
best
interest
of
Iowa
2
to
increase
the
payload
capacity
of
commercial
motor
3
vehicles,
which
may
result
in
fewer
vehicles
on
the
4
interstate
road
system
and
improve
traffic
flow;
NOW
5
THEREFORE,
6
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
THE
HOUSE
OF
7
REPRESENTATIVES
CONCURRING,
That
the
General
Assembly
8
of
the
State
of
Iowa
urges
Congress
to
amend
federal
9
law
to
authorize
the
federal
highway
administration
10
to
raise
the
weight
limit
on
the
interstate
road
11
system
in
Iowa
and
in
the
states
that
border
Iowa
to
12
96,000
pounds
for
commercial
motor
vehicles
with
seven
13
axles;
and
14
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
copies
of
this
15
resolution
be
distributed
to
the
President
of
the
16
United
States
Senate,
the
Speaker
of
the
United
State
17
House
of
Representatives,
and
each
member
of
Iowa’s
18
congressional
delegation.
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