S.Amdt. 641

SA 641. Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Dorgan) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 605 proposed by Mr.
Inhofe to the bill H.R. 3, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways,
highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title I, insert the following:

SEC. 14___. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS, INTERSTATE ROUTE 94,
NORTH DAKOTA.

Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a vehicle that, with respect to
weight distribution characteristics, could lawfully operate
in North Dakota as of January 1, 2004, on United States Route
52 (including the United States Route 52 bypass in Jamestown,
North Dakota), or on United States Route 281, may operate on
Interstate Route 94 in the State of North Dakota, between the
intersection of Interstate Route 94 and United States Route
281 and the intersection of Interstate Route 94 and United
States Route 52 bypass (including interchanges) under the
same conditions under which the vehicle operates in the State
of North Dakota on United States Route 52 (including the
United States Route 52 bypass) or United States Route 281.''.
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