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(2) within two years after the date of the enactment of this title, require that all new truck tractors, semitrailers, and trailers operated on the Interstate System be equipped with any splash and spray suppression device which satisfies the standards established pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection; and

(3) within five years after the date of the enactment of this title, require that all truck trailers, semitrailers, and trailers operated on the Interstate System be equipped with any splash and spray suppression device which satisfies the standards established pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(c) For the purposes of this section, the term—

(1) "truck tractor" means the noncargo carrying power unit that operates in combination with a semitrailer or trailer(s);

(2) "semitrailer" and "trailer" mean any semitrailer or trailer, respectively, with respect to which section 422 of this title applies;

and

(3) "Interstate System" has the same meaning provided in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.

REPORT REGARDING LONGER COMBINATION COMMERCIAL MOTOR

VEHICILES

SEC. 415. (a) Within 18 months after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary, after consultation with the transportation officials and Governors of the several States and after an opportunity for public comment, shall submit to Congress a detailed report on the potential benefits and costs if any, to shippers, receivers, operators of commercial motor vehicles, and the general public, that reasonably may be anticipated from the establishment of a National intercity truck route network for the operation of a special class of longer combination commercial motor vehicles.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the term—

(1) "longer combination commercial motor vehicles" means multiple-trailer combinations consisting of (A) truck tractor-semitrailerfull trailer, and (B) truck tractor-semitrailer-full trailer-full trailer combinations with an overall length not in excess of one hundred and ten feet; and

(2) "national intercity truck route network" means a network consisting of a number of controlled-access, interconnecting segments of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. and other highways of comparable design and traffic capacity including, but not limited to, all such highways where the operation of longer combination commercial motor vehicles is authorized on the date of enactment of this section.

(c) The detailed report mandated by this section shall include, but need not be limited to, the following

(1) a specific plan for the establishment of a national intercity truck route network, including the designation of those specific highway segments which would be required to connect the major distribution centers and markets for long-haul intercity freight service, except that the Secretary shall not include in the plan any highway segment which, because of design limitations or other factors, cannot accommodate the safe operation of longer combination commercial motor vehicles;

(2) an analysis of the intercity motor freight volume that reasonably can be anticipated to be transported by longer combination commercial motor vehicles over the national intercity truck route network if such network is established by Congress;

(3) an analysis of the fuel savings that reasonably can be anticipated in the transportation of freight by commercial motor vehicle if such network is established by Congress;

(4) an analysis of the productivity gains that reasonably can be anticipated to be achieved in the transportation of freight by commercial motor vehicle if such network is established by Congress;

(5) an analysis of the fuel conservation and productivity gains historically achieved by operators of longer combination commercial motor vehicles; and

(6) an analysis of the safety record of longer combination commercial motor vehicle operations that have been conducted prior to the date of enactment of this section.

(d) In making the findings and determinations required by subsection (c) of this section, and in making the detailed report to Congress required by this section, the Secretary shall assume that the longer combination commercial motor vehicles operating on the national intercity truck route network, if and when established by Congress, would be subject to the single- and tandem-axle weight limits imposed by section 127 of title 23, United States Code. The Secretary shall further assume that the overall gross weight of such vehicles on a group of two or more consecutive axles shall be limited by the formula set forth in such section, and only by such formula.

(e) In making the detailed report to Congress required by this section, the Secretary shall assume that longer combination commercial motor vehicles operating on the national intercity truck route network will have reasonable access to terminals, combination breakup areas, and food and fuel facilities consistent with safe operations of such vehicles.

COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE WIDTH LIMITATION

SEC. 416. (a) No State, other than the State of Hawaii, shall establish, maintain, or enforce any regulation of commerce which imposes a vehicle width limitation of more or less than 102 inches on any segment

of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, or any other qualifying Federal-aid highway as designated by the Secretary of Transportation, with traffic lanes designed to be a width of twelve feet or more; except that a State may continue to enforce any regulation of commerce in effect on April 6, 1983, with respect to motor vehicles that exceed 102 inches in width until the date on which such State adopts a regulation of commerce which complies with the provisions of this subsection.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other provision of law, certain safety devices which the Secretary of Transportation determines are necessary for safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles shall not be included in the calculation of width.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other provision of law, a State may grant special use permits to motor vehicles that exceed 102 inches in width.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in accordance with the provisions of this section, a State shall have authority to enforce a commercial vehicle width limitation of 102 inches on any segment of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, or any other qualifying Federal-aid highway as designated by the Secretary of Transportation, with traffic lanes designed to be a width of twelve feet or more.

(e) The provisions of this section shall take effect on April 6, 1983. 65

INTERSTATE SYSTEM APPORTIONMENT FUNDING/

INTERSTATE WITHDRAWAL AMENDMENT

Public Law 96-144, 96th. Congress, H.R. 5871, December 13, 1979 AN ACT To authorize the apportionment of funds for the Interstate System, to amend section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Transportation shall apportion for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, the sums authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal years by section 108(b) of the FederalAid Highway Act of 1956, as amended, for expenditure on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, using the apportionment factors contained in revised table 5 of Committee Print 96-15 of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 3. Notwithstanding the amendment made to section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, by the preceding section, in the case where the Secretary has withdrawn his approval of a route or portion thereof

65 Sec. 416 added by Public Law 98-17, April 5, 1983 (97 Stat. 59).

on the Interstate System under such section between June 20, 1979, and June 30, 1979, both dates inclusive, the sum available to the Secretary of Transportation to incur obligations for projects substituted for such withdrawn route or portion thereof shall be a sum equal to the Federal share of the cost to complete the withdrawn route or portion thereof, as that cost is included in the 1975 Interstate System cost estimate, as approved by Congress, subject to increase or decrease as determined by the Secretary based on changes in the construction costs of the withdrawn route or portion thereof as of the date of approval of each substitute project under section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code.

REPAYMENT FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY FUNDS

Public Law 94-30, 94th Congress, H.R. 3786, June 4, 1975 AN ACT to authorize the increase of the Federal share of certain projects under title 23, United States Code.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled; That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal share of any project approved by the Secretary of Transportation under section 106(a), and of any project for which the United States becomes obligated to pay under section 117, of title 23, United States Code, during the period beginning February 12, 1975, and ending September 30, 1975 (both dates inclusive), shall be such percentage of the construction cost as the State highway department requests, up to and including 100 per centum.

SEC. 2. The total amount of such increases in the Federal share as are made pursuant to the first section of this Act for any State shall be repaid to the United States by such State [sic] January 1, 1979, at a rate of 20 per centum by January 1, 1977, 30 per centum by January 1, 1978, and 50 per centum by January 1, 1979. If a State fails to make any repayment in accordance with the preceding sentence, the entire unpaid balance shall immediately become due and payable. Such repayments shall be deposited in the Highway Trust Fund. No project shall be approved under section 106 or section 117 of title 23, United States Code, for any project in any State which has failed to make its repayment in accordance with this section until such repayment has been made. 66

SEC. 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any money apportioned under section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for any one Federal-aid highway system in a State (other than Interstate System) may be used during the period beginning February 12, 1975, and ending September 30, 1975 (both dates inclusive), for any project in that State on any Federal-aid highway system (other than the Interstate System). The Secretary shall deduct from moneys apportioned to a

66 Amended by sec. 145 of Public Law 94-280, May 5, 1976 (90 Stat. 446).

State under section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, after the date of enactment of this section for a Federal-aid highway system on which money has been used under authority of the preceding sentence, an amount equal to the money so used, and the deducted amount shall be repaid and credited to the last apportionment made for the system for which the money so used was originally apportioned. Each deduction made under the preceding sentence shall be at least 50 per centum of the annual apportionment to which the deduction applies until full repayment has been made.

OTHER RELATED LAWS AND MATERIAL

HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT OF 1966

Public Law 89-564, 89th Cong., Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 731

SEC. 104. For the purpose of carrying out section 402 of title 23, United States Code, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $67,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967; $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968; and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969.

SEC. 105. For the purpose of carrying out sections 307(a) and 403 of title 23, United States Code, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the additional sum of $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967; $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968; and $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969.

SEC. 106. All facts contained in any report of any Federal department or agency or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, relating to any highway traffic accident or the investigation thereof conducted pursuant to chapter 4 of title 23 of the United States Code shall be available for use in any civil, criminal, or other judicial proceeding arising out of such accident, and any such officer, employee, or agent may be required to testify in such proceedings as to the facts developed in such investigation. Any such report shall be made available to the public in a manner which does not identify individuals. All completed reports on research projects, demonstration projects, and other related activities conducted under sections 307 and 403 of title 23, United States Code, shall be made available to the public in a manner which does not identify individuals.

TITLE II-ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTING SEC. 201. (a) (b) and (c) Repealed.

(d) 68

67

67 Repealed by sec. 7(b), Public Law 97-449, Jan. 12, 1983 (96 Stat. 2444).

68 Amended by sec. 8(h) of Public Law 89-670, Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 931); transferred to the Secretary of Transportation by sec. 3(f)(2); and amended by sec. 202(a) of Public Law 91-605, Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1713) and repealed by sec. 7(b), Public Law 97-449, Jan 12, 1983 (96 Stat. 2444).

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