S.Amdt. 2618

SA 2618. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R.
3684, 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 E of title I of division A, add the
following:

SEC. 115__. DRY BULK WEIGHT TOLERANCE.

Section 127 of title 23, United States Code (as amended by
section 11515(2)), is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(x) Dry Bulk Weight Tolerance.--
``(1) Definition of dry bulk goods.--In this subsection,
the term `dry bulk goods' means any homogeneous unmarked
nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer specifically
designed for that purpose.
``(2) Weight tolerance.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, except for the maximum gross
vehicle weight limitation, a commercial motor vehicle
transporting dry bulk goods may not exceed 110 percent of the
maximum weight on any axle or axle group described in
subsection (a), including any enforcement tolerance.''.
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