[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2948 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2948

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the operation of 
certain specialized hauling vehicles on the Interstate System, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2023

 Mr. Gooden of Texas (for himself, Mr. Mast, and Mr. Bean of Florida) 
 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, with respect to the operation of 
certain specialized hauling vehicles on the Interstate System, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Carrying Automobiles Responsibly and 
Safely Act'' or the ``CARS Act''.

SEC. 2. OPERATION OF CERTAIN SPECIALIZED HAULING VEHICLES ON 
              INTERSTATE.

    Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(x) Operation of Certain Specialized Hauling Vehicles on the 
Interstate.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State may not prohibit the operation 
        of a stinger-steered combination automobile transporter with a 
        gross weight of 88,000 pounds or less on--
                    ``(A) any segment of the Interstate System (except 
                a system exempted under section 31111(f) of title 49); 
                or
                    ``(B) the classes of qualifying Federal-aid primary 
                highways designated by the Secretary under section 
                31111(e) of title 49.
            ``(2) Reasonable access.--No State may enact or enforce a 
        law denying reasonable access to stinger-steered combination 
        automobile transporters, to and from highways described in 
        paragraph (1), to loading or unloading points or facilities for 
        food, fuel, repair, and rest.
            ``(3) Axle weight tolerance.--A State shall allow a 
        stinger-steered combination automobile transporter an increase 
        of not more than 10 percent on the axle weight limitations set 
        forth in subsection (a).
            ``(4) Stinger-steered combination automobile transporter 
        defined.--In this subsection, the term `stinger-steered 
        combination automobile transporter' means a truck tractor 
        semitrailer wherein the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame 
        located behind and below the rear-most axle of the power 
        unit.''.
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