S.Amdt. 4016

SA 4016. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Johnson) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3896 proposed by Ms.
Collins (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Tester) to the bill
H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation,
and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title I in division A, add the following:
Sec. ___.  Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(u) Pilot Program.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Pilot program.--The term `pilot program' means the
pilot program established by paragraph (2).
``(B) State.--The term `State' means the State of
Wisconsin.
``(2) Establishment.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) the
State may participate in a pilot program relating to certain
exceptions to certain vehicle weight limitations applicable
to the Interstate System in accordance with this subsection.
``(3) Program.--Under the pilot program, the State may
authorize a vehicle with a maximum gross weight, including
all enforcement tolerances, that exceeds the maximum gross
weight otherwise applicable under subsection (a) to operate
on Interstate System routes in the State, if--
``(A) the vehicle is equipped with at least 6 axles;
``(B) the weight of any single axle on the vehicle does not
exceed 20,000 pounds, including enforcement tolerances;
``(C) the weight of any tandem axle on the vehicle does not
exceed 34,000 pounds, including enforcement tolerances;
``(D) the weight of any group of 3 or more axles on the
vehicle does not exceed 51,000 pounds, including enforcement
tolerances;
``(E) the gross weight of the vehicle does not exceed
91,000 pounds, including enforcement tolerances; and
``(F) the vehicle complies with the bridge formula under
subsection (a)(2).
``(4) Special rules.--
``(A) Other exceptions not affected.--This subsection shall
not restrict--
``(i) a vehicle that may operate under any other provision
of this section, or another Federal law; or
``(ii) the authority of the State with respect to a vehicle
described in clause (i).
``(B) Means of implementation.--The State may implement
this subsection by any means, including statute or rule of
general applicability, by special permit, or otherwise.
``(5) Reporting requirements.--
``(A) Report.--If the State participates in the pilot
program, after the pilot program terminates in accordance
with paragraph (10), the State shall submit to the Secretary
a report that includes--
``(i) the number of fatalities that occurred in the State
involving crashes on the Interstate System in the State of
vehicles authorized to operate on that system under the pilot
program;
``(ii) the estimated vehicle miles traveled by vehicles
described in clause (i) on the Interstate System in the
State; and
``(iii) the estimated gross vehicle weight and number of
axles of vehicles described in clause (i) at the time of a
crash described in clause (i).
``(B) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make all
information required under subparagraph (A) available to the
public.
``(6) Termination as to route segment.--The Secretary may
terminate the operation of vehicles authorized by the State
under the pilot program on a specific Interstate System route
segment if, after the effective date of a decision of the
State to allow vehicles to operate under the pilot program,
the Secretary determines that operation poses an unreasonable
safety risk based on an engineering analysis of the route
segment or an analysis of safety or other applicable data
from the route segment.
``(7) Waiver of highway funding reduction.--Notwithstanding
subsection (a), the total amount of funds apportioned to the
State under section 104(b)(1) for any period may not be
reduced under subsection (a) if the State authorizes a
vehicle described in paragraph (3) to operate on the
Interstate System in the State under the pilot program.
``(8) Preserving state and local authority regarding non-
interstate system highways.--Subsection (b) shall not apply
to motor vehicles operating on the Interstate System solely
under the pilot program.
``(9) Savings provision.--The pilot program shall not
affect the operation of any vehicle that, as of the date of
enactment of this subsection, is permitted under Federal and
State law to have a gross vehicle weight of greater than
91,000 pounds, including under subsections (f), (j), and (o).
``(10) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate on
the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this
subsection.''.
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