GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1106

Short Title:  Forest Product Truck Weight Exemption. 	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Culpepper.

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Referred to:  Transportation, if favorable, Finance.

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April 21, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A HIGHER WEIGHT LIMIT FOR CERTAIN TRUCKS HAULING RAW FOREST PRODUCTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-118(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(13)	 Subsections (b) and (e) of this section do not apply to a vehicle that is hauling only unprocessed forest products, wood chips, sawdust, or wood mulch, is a five-axle combination, has a length of at least 51 feet between its first and last axles, and has a gross weight of no more than 84,000 pounds.  This exception does not apply to a vehicle when it operates on an interstate highway."
Section 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1997.